Vulnerability · CVE-2026-4252
A vulnerability was identified in Tenda AC8 16.03.50.11.
Published Mar 16, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · ac8 firmware
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4252. EPSS is 2.06%. Act only if a listed version of ac8 firmware is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.9
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.06%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe tenda/ac8 firmware
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.
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- cpe tenda/ac8 firmware16.03.50.11
How to fix CVE-2026-4252
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4252. EPSS is 2.06%. Act only if a listed version of ac8 firmware is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with tenda/ac8 firmware 16.03.50.11. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-287: Improper Authentication; CWE-291. EPSS 2.06%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 16, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4252
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-4252
30-day exploitation probability 2.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4252
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 publicl
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.