CVE-2025-52054 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
An unauthenticated attacker can derive the root password using static strings and MAC address octets to gain full administrative access to the router.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-52054?
CVE-2025-52054 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenda Ac8 Firmware, published on 28 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52054?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenda Ac8 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-52054?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52054 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-52054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenda Ac8 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r47c-pfw7-wg32.