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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-5246 · published 22 August 2014

CVE-2014-5246: Tenda a5s firmware permissions and access controls vulnerability

Tenda · A5s Firmware

The Shenzhen Tenda Technology Tenda A5s router with firmware 3.02.05_CN allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator access by setting the admin:language cookie to zh-cn.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 3.9% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Shenzhen Tenda Technology Tenda A5s router with firmware 3.02.05_CN allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator access by setting the admin:language cookie to zh-cn.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110146
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127905/Tenda-A5s-Router-Authentication-Bypass.html Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34361 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69267
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95337
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110146
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127905/Tenda-A5s-Router-Authentication-Bypass.html Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34361 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69267
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95337

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-5246), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.