Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-129258
The short answer
CVE-2026-129258 affects Tenda AC18 and is rated high (CVSS 8.5). It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
What it is
A vulnerability was identified in Tenda AC18 15.03.05.05_multi/15.03.05.19 Build 6318. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /cgi-bin/upgrade of the component Firmware Upgrade Handler. Such manipulation of the argument upgradeFile leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
Weakness: CWE-345.
Severity
8.5 high
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
CISA lists confirmed exploitation only
EPSS, next 30 days
No score
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How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Affected products
AC18. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
Questions
Is CVE-2026-129258 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-14.
How do I fix CVE-2026-129258?
Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Deferred. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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