Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-23080

RCE in Tenda It7-Lcs Firmware ≤ 2209020914

Public PoCRCECommand Injection
Published
27 February 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.025 83th percentile
Risk Priority 78 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-23080 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Tenda It7-Lcs Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 17% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2023-23080 is a command injection vulnerability (CWE-77) affecting several Tenda IP camera products. Impacted devices include Tenda CP7 running firmware up to V11.10.00.2211041403, Tenda CP3 v.10 up to V20220906024_2025, and Tenda IT7-PCS, IT7-LCS, and IT7-PRS models up to the listed September 2022 firmware builds. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8.

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the flaw over the network without user interaction to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the affected devices. Successful exploitation grants complete control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the camera system.

Public references consist of GitHub repositories containing vulnerability details for Tenda IPC products, but no vendor advisories, patches, or mitigation guidance are provided in the available information. The associated EPSS scores remain low with only minor variation between the current value of 0.0463 and the recorded peak of 0.0541.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Certain Tenda products are vulnerable to command injection. This affects Tenda CP7 Tenda CP7<=V11.10.00.2211041403 and Tenda CP3 v.10 Tenda CP3 v.10<=V20220906024_2025 and Tenda IT7-PCS Tenda IT7-PCS<=V2209020914 and Tenda IT7-LCS Tenda IT7-LCS<=V2209020914 and Tenda IT7-PRS Tenda IT7-PRS<=V2209020908.

CWE(s)
CWE-77

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
attack.mitre.org →
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.008 Network Device CLI Execution
Adversaries may abuse scripting or built-in command line interpreters (CLI) on network devices to execute malicious command and payloads.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2025-44864Same vendor: Tenda
CVE-2025-25632Same vendor: Tenda

Affected Assets

tenda
it7-lcs firmware
≤ 2209020914
tenda
it7-pcs firmware
≤ 2209020914
tenda
it7-prs firmware
≤ 2209020908
tenda
cp3 firmware
≤ 20220906024_2025
tenda
cp7 firmware
≤ 1.10.00.2211041403

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.3
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V1.2.9

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and neutralization that prevent command injection.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect anomalous command execution resulting from injection.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Identifying recorded vulnerabilities enables remediation of command-injection flaws before exploitation.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.28 Secure coding mostly match
prevents

Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and command construction practices that directly prevent command injection.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface but do not prescribe the specific neutralization techniques needed.

A.8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments none match
none

Environment separation limits the blast radius of an exploited command injection but does not prevent the flaw itself.

References