CVE-2026-36802: Tenda PW201A buffer overflow in SafeMacFilter

CVE-2026-36802 · Severity: info · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-06-09

The Tenda PW201A, a wireless powerline adapter used to extend home or office networks, contains a security flaw in its web management interface. By sending a specially crafted web request, an attacker can crash the device's management service. This results in a denial of service, making the device's configuration interface unavailable and potentially disrupting network connectivity.

Technologies: Tenda PW201A. Vendors: Tenda.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-36802 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-36802 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-36802?
Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 9 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Tenda PW201A v1.0.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-36802?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-36802 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-36802?
Check whether you run Tenda PW201A at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the TENDA_HTTPD binary of the Tenda PW201A v1.0.5. The vulnerability is located in the SafeMacFilter handler function (address 0x42e6a4), where the 'page' HTTP parameter is retrieved via websGetVar and subsequently passed to sprintf without bounds checking into a fixed-size stack buffer (acStack_120). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted HTTP request with an overly long 'page' parameter, leading to a process crash and Denial of Service. No patch is currently mentioned in the advisory.

Affected products

  • Tenda PW201A v1.0.5

Timeline

  • 2026-03-17: other: CVE request submitted to MITRE
  • 2026-06-06: disclosed: Public disclosure
  • 2026-06-09: advisory: NVD published date

References

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