CVE-2026-82693
Unauthenticated remote Telnet/auth bypass in Tenda AC1206 firmware 15.03.06.23
Is CVE-2026-82693 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-82693 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-82693?
CVE-2026-82693 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-82693?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-82693, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-82693 affect?
CVE-2026-82693 affects Tenda AC1206 (firmware 15.03.06.23), Tenda AC1206 routers (Web UI TendaTelnet /goform/telnet). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-82693?
Disable Telnet/remote management, block port 23, isolate affected devices; apply firmware update when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote unauthenticated access to Telnet via web UI, enabling device takeover, command execution and network pivoting.
Immediate action required
- affected15.03.06.23
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.