Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-4253 · published 16 March 2026
CVE-2026-4253: Tenda ac8 firmware command injection vulnerability
Tenda · Ac8 Firmware
A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda AC8 16.03.50.11. This affects the function route_set_user_policy_rule of the file /cgi-bin/UploadCfg of the component Web Interface. The manipulation of the argument wans.policy.list1 results in os command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda AC8 16.03.50.11. This affects the function route_set_user_policy_rule of the file /cgi-bin/UploadCfg of the component Web Interface. The manipulation of the argument wans.policy.list1 results in os command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/digitalandrew/tenda_ac8_v5/blob/main/poc_cmdi_config_upload.py | Exploit |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.351211 | Permissions RequiredVDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.351211 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.771771 | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.tenda.com.cn/ | Product |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-4253), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.