CVE-2021-40546
Tenda AC6 US_AC6V4.0RTL_V02.03.01.26_cn.bin allows attackers (who have the administrator password...
Tenda AC6 US_AC6V4.0RTL_V02.03.01.26_cn.bin allows attackers (who have the administrator password) to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a long string in the wifiPwd_5G parameter to /goform/setWifi.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used 4.9
Tenda AC6 US_AC6V4.0RTL_V02.03.01.26_cn.bin allows attackers (who have the administrator password) to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a long string in the wifiPwd_5G parameter to /goform/setWifi.
- Record
CVE-2021-40546- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Tenda AC6 US_AC6V4.0RTL_V02.03.01.26_cn.bin allows attackers (who have the administrator password) to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a long string in the wifiPwd_5G parameter to /goform/setWifi.
- Record
CVE-2021-40546- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27721No score
Tenda AC6 US_AC6V4.0RTL_V02.03.01.26_cn.bin allows attackers (who have the administrator password) to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a long string in the wifiPwd_5G parameter to /goform/setWifi.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27721- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mf93-hqq3-h8xg 4.9
Tenda AC6 US_AC6V4.0RTL_V02.03.01.26_cn.bin allows attackers (who have the administrator password...
Tenda AC6 US_AC6V4.0RTL_V02.03.01.26_cn.bin allows attackers (who have the administrator password) to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a long string in the wifiPwd_5G parameter to /goform/setWifi.
- Record
GHSA-mf93-hqq3-h8xg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-40546 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Tenda Ac6, published September 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.