CVE-2026-4252 (GCVE-0-2026-4252)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-16 16:32 – Updated: 2026-03-16 18:07
VLAI?
Title
Tenda AC8 IPv6 check_is_ipv6 ip address for authentication
Summary
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.
Severity ?
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
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
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
CWE
  • CWE-291 - Reliance on IP Address for Authentication
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Tenda AC8 Affected: 16.03.50.11
    cpe:2.3:o:tenda:ac8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
DigitalAndrew (VulDB User)
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