CVE-2026-4252 | BDVDB-2026-320754 Detail

TendaAC8

Description#

A vulnerability was identified in Tenda AC8 16.03.50.11. Affected by this issue is the function check_is_ipv6 of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to reliance on ip address for authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-291 Reliance on IP Address for Authentication
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References#

Exploit#

https://github.com/digitalandrew/tenda_ac8_v5/blob/main/poc_ipv6_auth_bypass.py

History#

Version 12026-03-16Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-03-16
Last modified: 2026-03-16

Vendor information

Vendor: Tenda
Product: AC8

All Tenda vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

1.3%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 70.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Authentication Issues

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
16.03.50.11
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

9.3 Critical

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	High
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:R

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:R

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v2

10.0 Critical

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:W/RC:UR

Metric breakdown
Access Vector	Network
Access Complexity	Low
Authentication	None
Confidentiality Impact	Complete
Integrity Impact	Complete
Availability Impact	Complete

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).