CVE-2026-22079CWE-319

Cleartext Transmission Vulnerability in Tenda Wireless Routers

High · published January 9, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability exists in Tenda wireless routers (300Mbps Wireless Router F3 and N300 Easy Setup Router) due to the plaintext transmission of login credentials during the initial login or post-factory reset setup through the web-based administrative interface. An attacker on the same network could exploit this vulnerability by intercepting network traffic and capturing the credentials transmitted in plaintext.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information and gain unauthorized access to the targeted device.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.7 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00120 · 1.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-319 · Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Published
2026-01-09T11:02Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JAN 11:02Z
    Cleartext Transmission Vulnerability in Tenda Wireless Routers
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