Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-9090

Tenda ac20_firmware Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published Sep 27, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 27, 2026 · Tenda

Patch now

CVE-2025-9090 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Tenda against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
16.65%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Tenda ac20_firmware

A vulnerability was identified in Tenda AC20 16.03.08.12. Affected is the function websFormDefine of the file /goform/telnet of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VulnCheck canary evidence. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • vendor Tenda ac20_firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-9090

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-9090 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Tenda against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 16.65%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 27, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    A vulnerability was identified in Tenda AC20 16.03.08.12. Affected is the function websFormDefine of the file /goform/telnet of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VulnCheck canary evidence. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

  2. Sep 27, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-9090

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-9090

    30-day exploitation probability 16.7%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-9090

    A vulnerability was identified in Tenda AC20 16.03.08.12. Affected is the function websFormDefine of the file /goform/telnet of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.