A security vulnerability has been detected in TRENDnet TEW-821DAP 1.12B01. Impacted is the function auto_update_firmware of the component Firmware Udpate. The manipulation of the argument str leads to buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The vendor explains: "That firmware version will only work on our hardware version v1.xR. We have already EOL that product 8 years ago and are no longer selling". This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
https://vuldb.com/vuln/360564/cti
https://vuldb.com/submit/806214
https://github.com/IOTRes/IOT_Firmware_Update/blob/main/Trendnet/TEW-821DAP_BO.md
Published: 2026-05-02
Updated: 2026-05-02
Base Score: 9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High