# CVE-2026-129099: Shenzhen Cudy TR3000 remote code execution as root via OpenVPN config import

Affects Cudy TR3000 1.0 firmware before 2.5.42 when the router connects to an attacker-controlled VPN endpoint using a malicious OpenVPN configuration. Fixed in 2.5.42.

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 2.5.42
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-129099 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.6 (high) and affects TR3000 1.0; fixed in 2.5.42.

## Summary

The Cudy TR3000 from Shenzhen Cudy Technology Co., Ltd. contains a remote code execution flaw in its OpenVPN configuration import. An attacker with administrator login over the network can import a malicious client configuration that uses tls-verify or ipchange directives, which an incomplete denylist fails to filter, to run commands as root when the router connects to an attacker-controlled VPN endpoint.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams and owners running Cudy TR3000 1.0 routers with firmware before 2.5.42, especially where administrators can import OpenVPN client configurations.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-root-rce-via-openvpn-configuration-import ("Affecting TR3000 1.0 >= 0, < 2.5.42")

## Affected

- Shenzhen Cudy Technology Co., Ltd. TR3000 1.0: fixed in 2.5.42

## Description

Cudy TR3000 before 2.5.42 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to run root commands by importing a malicious OpenVPN client configuration. Attackers can include tls-verify or ipchange directives, which the incomplete denylist does not filter, to execute commands as root when the router connects to an attacker-controlled VPN endpoint.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Shenzhen Cudy Technology Co., Ltd. TR3000 1.0, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.42) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-129099 (Cudy TR3000 before 2.5.42 Root RCE via OpenVPN Configuration Import), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-129099 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- Shenzhen Cudy Technology Co., Ltd. TR3000 1.0: fixed in 2.5.42
Fixed versions: 2.5.42.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Cudy TR3000 firmware before 2.5.42 (TR3000 1.0, versions >= 0 and < 2.5.42). (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-root-rce-via-openvpn-configuration-import)
- Router connects to an attacker-controlled VPN endpoint using the malicious OpenVPN configuration. (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-root-rce-via-openvpn-configuration-import)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, high-privilege login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-129099 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-129099 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://d1jvyy13vm72kv.cloudfront.net/device/upgrade/m_upgrade_TR3000_256MB_Flash-R103-2.5.42-20261103-160202-sysupgrade_82672.zip
- https://www.cudy.com/en-us/pages/download-center/tr3000-1-0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-root-rce-via-openvpn-configuration-import
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129099
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-129099"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-129099 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129099

### What does this mean?

Authenticated administrators can run commands as root on the router by importing a malicious OpenVPN client configuration. The result is remote code execution with root privileges.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-root-rce-via-openvpn-configuration-import

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-129099?

TR3000 1.0: before 2.5.42.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129099

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Firmware for the TR3000 1.0 before 2.5.42 is affected, in the setup where the router connects to an attacker-controlled VPN endpoint using a malicious OpenVPN configuration. To check, compare the firmware version shown in the router's admin interface with 2.5.42.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-root-rce-via-openvpn-configuration-import

### How do I fix CVE-2026-129099?

Upgrade the TR3000 1.0 firmware to 2.5.42.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-root-rce-via-openvpn-configuration-import

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://www.cudy.com/en-us/pages/download-center/tr3000-1-0

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-129099
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-129099

### Other links

- https://d1jvyy13vm72kv.cloudfront.net/device/upgrade/m_upgrade_TR3000_256MB_Flash-R103-2.5.42-20261103-160202-sysupgrade_82672.zip
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-root-rce-via-openvpn-configuration-import

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