Hazard

Is CVE-2020-10987 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Tenda AC1900 Router AC15 Model Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Tenda · AC1900 Router AC15 Model

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 80% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 3 May 2022

What it is

Tenda AC1900 Router AC15 Model contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute system commands via the deviceName POST parameter.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 80%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-05-03) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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