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CVE-2019-16213

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-06-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Tenda PA6 Wi-Fi Powerline extender 1.0.1.21 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially crafted string, an attacker could modify the device name of an attached PLC adapter to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.

Affected products

• Tenda PA6: 1.0.1.21

References

• https://securityintelligence.com/posts/vulnerable-powerline-extenders-underline-lax-iot-security/
• https://securityintelligence.com/posts/vulnerable-powerline-extenders-underline-lax-iot-security/

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