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Improper Access Control

CVE-2025-46628

High
7.3/10

Summary

Lack of input validation/sanitization in the 'ate' management service in the Tenda RX2 Pro 16.03.30.14 allows an unauthorized remote attacker to gain root shell access to the device by sending a crafted UDP packet to the 'ate' service when it is enabled. Authentication is not needed.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

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