CVE-2026-34473

HIGH

ZTE Multiple Models - Unauthenticated DoS via Oversized POST Body

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2026-34473. PoCs published by Mina Nageh Salalma, minanagehsalalma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates an unauthenticated DoS vulnerability in ZTE routers by sending an oversized POST request to the CGILua parser, causing the web service to crash or freeze. The PoC is functional and targets multiple ZTE router models.

Description

Unauthenticated DoS in ZTE H8102E, H168N, H167A, H199A, H288A, H198A, H267A, H267N, H268A, H388X, H196A, H369A, H268N, H208N, H367N, H181A, and H196Q. A denial-of-service condition can be triggered against the router's web interface by sending an oversized application/x-www-form-urlencoded POST body. After triggering, the management interface may become unresponsive until the device is rebooted. This may affect any firmware version prior to 2022 (reporter observation). The supplier stated that devices are not vulnerable since 2021-03-23; operator firmware may vary.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Mina Nageh Salalma · textlocalmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52594

The exploit demonstrates an unauthenticated DoS vulnerability in ZTE routers by sending an oversized POST request to the CGILua parser, causing the web service to crash or freeze. The PoC is functional and targets multiple ZTE router models.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ZTE ZXHN router models (17+ confirmed)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: network access to the target router
devstral-2 · analyzed May 30, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WRITEUP 1 stars
by minanagehsalalma · poc
https://github.com/minanagehsalalma/cve-2026-34473-unauthenticated-dos-zte-routers

This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2026-34473, an unauthenticated denial-of-service vulnerability affecting ZTE routers. It includes root cause analysis, firmware analysis artifacts, and validation notes, but does not contain functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ZTE routers (17+ models)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to vulnerable ZTE router
devstral-2 · analyzed May 17, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0178
EPSS Percentile 83.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Published May 06, 2026
Tracked Since May 07, 2026