Vulnerabilities

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

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

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.