CVE-2026-82695: Tenda AC18 Telnet telnet missing authentication
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-82695 is a critical (CVSS 10.0) Improper Authentication vulnerability in tenda ac18_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 31-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 31-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda AC18 15.03.05.19. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /goform/telnet of the component Telnet Handler. The manipulation results in missing authentication. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 2 sources · 4 versions- NVDNIST9.3CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XDiffers
- NVDNIST10.0CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST10.0HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS trend
Probability
1.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
72%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.66 pp
From 0.74% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundWavlink Wn530H4 Command Injection In Set Add Routing
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
- CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionThe product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
Affected systems
Tenda1 product
- ac18_firmware15.03.05.19
1 vendor · 1 product
References
6 links- vuldb.com/vuln/397183VDB Entry
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-82695Third Party Advisory
- vuldb.com/submit/894242Third Party Advisory
- github.com/dxz0069/…Exploit
- www.tenda.com.cnProduct