CVE-2026-82695

Tenda AC18 Telnet telnet missing authentication

10.0 Critical

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.41%Up 0.7 points since Sep 1, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

Tenda AC18 Telnet telnet missing authentication

Record: CVE-2026-82695
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS: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
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CVSS 3.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
Weakness: CWE-306, CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-68509 10.0

Record: EUVD-2026-68509
CVSS 4.0: 10.0 CriticalCVSS: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
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q8vr-4mj7-wm6v 9.3

A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda AC18 15.03.05.19. Impacted is an unknown function of...

Record: GHSA-q8vr-4mj7-wm6v
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS: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:X
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.3

Record: CVE-2026-82695
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS: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:X
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-306
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

tenda ac18

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-82695 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Tenda Ac18, published August 31, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.41%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.