CVE-2026-5962 Tenda CH22 httpd R7WebsSecurityHandlerfunction path traversal
Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Tenda CH22 router's httpd service to read or modify files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-5962?
CVE-2026-5962 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Tenda CH22, published on 9 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in Tenda CH22 1.0.0.6(468). This issue affects the function R7WebsSecurityHandlerfunction of the component httpd. The manipulation results in path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5962?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenda Ch22 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2026-5962?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-5962 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-5962 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenda CH22
- CVE-2025-11418 Tenda CH22 HTTP Request AdvSetWrlsafeset formWrlsafeset stack-based overflow
- CVE-2025-11423 Tenda CH22 SafeEmailFilter formSafeEmailFilter memory corruption
- CVE-2026-5604 Tenda CH22 Parameter CertLocalPrecreate formCertLocalPrecreate stack-based overflow
- CVE-2026-5605 Tenda CH22 WrlExtraSet formWrlExtraSet stack-based overflow
- CVE-2026-5204 Tenda CH22 Parameter webtypelibrary formWebTypeLibrary stack-based overflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m4j2-cxpj-8gp8.