An issue was discovered in Tenda AC8 v4.0 AC1200 Dual-band Gigabit Wireless Router AC8v4.0 Firmware 16.03.33.05. The root password of the device is calculated with a static string and the last two octets of the MAC address of the device. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to authenticate with network services on the device.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-52054 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.18% | 0.30% | +0.12% |
| 2 | 2026-05-24 | 0.07% | 0.18% | +0.11% |
| 3 | 2025-10-09 | — | 0.07% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 1.4 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| tenda | ac8_firmware | <= 16.03.33.05 | cpe:2.3:o:tenda:ac8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.virtualhackinglabs.com/advisories/cve-2025-52054-tenda-ac8-calculated-root-password/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |