CVE-2020-15916

CRITICAL EXPLOITED

Tenda AC15 AC1900 15.03.05.19 - OS Command Injection via lanIp Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2020-15916 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including geniuszly.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2020-15916, a vulnerability allowing unauthorized LAN configuration changes via command injection in the 'lanIp' parameter. It sends a crafted POST request to alter network settings on vulnerable devices.

Description

goform/AdvSetLanip endpoint on Tenda AC15 AC1900 15.03.05.19 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via shell metacharacters in the lanIp POST parameter.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by geniuszly · remote-auth
https://github.com/geniuszly/CVE-2020-15916

This PoC exploits CVE-2020-15916, a vulnerability allowing unauthorized LAN configuration changes via command injection in the 'lanIp' parameter. It sends a crafted POST request to alter network settings on vulnerable devices.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Unknown (likely a router or network device with weak authentication)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Target IP address · Valid session password · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
inthewild WORKING POC
poc
https://github.com/geniuszlyy/cve-2020-15916

This repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2020-15916, which allows unauthorized changes to LAN configurations via a weak authentication mechanism. The exploit sends a crafted POST request to the target device's LAN configuration endpoint to execute arbitrary commands.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Unknown (likely a router or network device with weak authentication)
Auth required
Prerequisites: target IP address · session password · network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 23, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0363
EPSS Percentile 88.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2024-02-22
CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
tenda/ac15_firmware 15.03.05.19
Published Jul 23, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026