Medium severity · published Aug 14, 2025
CVE-2025-8980
A vulnerability has been found in Tenda G1 16.01.7.8(3660)
6.6
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been found in Tenda G1 16.01.7.8(3660). Affected by this issue is the function check_upload_file of the component Firmware Update Handler. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GF
G1 Firmware · Tenda
16.01.7.8(3660) · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8980
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8980
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/IOTRes/IOT_Firmware_Update/blob/main/Tenda/G1_Auth.md
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/IOTRes/IOT_Firmware_Update/blob/main/Tenda/G1_Inte.md
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319976
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.319976
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.628605
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.628606
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