Your Tenda router could have a hidden firmware backdoor - disable this setting ASAP
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ZDNET's key takeaways
- Some Tenda routers have a firmware backdoor.
- The backdoor can be exploited remotely.
- Details of the backdoor are easily available.
Several firmware versions released for a popular brand of routers have been found to contain an undocumented backdoor that can allow anyone full access to the hardware.
The brand in question is Tenda, a company that manufactures network equipment such as routers, switches, access points, and video cameras. It's a popular brand that sells hardware via the usual channels, such as Amazon.
The vulnerability was discovered by an anonymous researcher and reported by the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) earlier this week.
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Put simply, the backdoor is an admin password that's been baked into the firmware that allows anyone...
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