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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2026· Updated Jun 8, 2026

CVE-2026-11504

CVE-2026-11504

Description

Tenda CX12L firmware V16.03.53.12 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the Wi-Fi schedule configuration endpoint, allowing remote attackers to cause a DoS or potentially execute code.

AI Insight

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Tenda CX12L firmware V16.03.53.12 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the Wi-Fi schedule configuration endpoint, allowing remote attackers to cause a DoS or potentially execute code.

Vulnerability

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Wi-Fi Schedule Configuration Endpoint, specifically in the setSchedWifi function within the /goform/openSchedWifi file. The vulnerability arises from the use of the unsafe strcpy function to copy user-controlled schedStartTime and schedEndTime parameters into a fixed-size buffer without proper length validation. This affects Tenda CX12L firmware version V16.03.53.12 [1].

Exploitation

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely by manipulating the schedStartTime or schedEndTime arguments passed to the /goform/openSchedWifi endpoint. By providing excessively long strings for these parameters, the attacker can overflow the allocated buffer, leading to memory corruption. The exploit is publicly available [1].

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing the device. Furthermore, due to the buffer overflow, there is a potential for arbitrary code execution, allowing an attacker to gain control over the affected device [1].

Mitigation

No patched version or specific mitigation details have been disclosed in the available references. The vendor's website is provided for further information [2].

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Affected products

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Patches

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No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

Root cause

"The vulnerability stems from unsafe memory operations and lack of bounds checking when processing Wi-Fi scheduling times [ref_id=1]."

Attack vector

An attacker can remotely initiate an attack by manipulating the `schedStartTime` or `schedEndTime` arguments in a request to the `/goform/openSchedWifi` endpoint. The `setSchedWifi` function copies these user-controlled parameters into a fixed-size buffer using the `strcpy` function without any length validation. Providing an oversized string causes a stack-based buffer overflow, potentially leading to memory corruption, denial of service, or arbitrary code execution [ref_id=1].

Affected code

The vulnerability resides in the `setSchedWifi` function, located within the `/goform/openSchedWifi` file. This function retrieves `schedStartTime` and `schedEndTime` parameters and uses the unsafe `strcpy` function to copy them into a heap-allocated buffer of only 25 bytes, leading to a buffer overflow [ref_id=1].

What the fix does

The advisory recommends using safe functions like `strncpy` instead of `strcpy` to prevent buffer overflows. Additionally, it suggests implementing strict validation for time-related strings to ensure they adhere to expected formats and do not exceed buffer capacity. Proper buffer management, ensuring sufficient memory allocation for all valid inputs, is also advised [ref_id=1]. The patch does not show specific code changes, but these remediation steps would address the vulnerability.

Preconditions

  • authThe attacker requires low privileges to access the affected endpoint [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H].
  • networkThe attack can be initiated remotely over the network [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H].

Reproduction

The following Python script demonstrates how to trigger the overflow by sending a crafted schedStartTime. ```python import requests

url = "http://192.168.15.142/goform/openSchedWifi"

payload = { 'schedWifiEnable' : b'1', 'schedStartTime': b'1500'*10000, # Oversized payload to trigger overflow 'schedEndTime': b'1', 'timeType': b'1', 'day': b'1' }

print(f"[*] Sending payload to {url}...") try: res = requests.post(url, data=payload, timeout=5) print(f"[+] Request completed, Status Code: {res.status_code}") except requests.exceptions.Timeout: print("[+] Success: Target crashed (Timeout).") ``` [ref_id=1]

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