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CVE-2026-118238VulnerabilityPublished

The Tenda W18E web management server is vulnerable to OS command injection via the "diagnose" packet-capture feature

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-118238· High 7.2

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:21 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
TendaW18EAffected
  • =16.01.0.20
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on vendor updates. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for patch releases. Until a fix is available, avoid exposing the device management interface to untrusted networks and ensure devices are not left in factory-reset state accessible to attackers.

Description

The Tenda W18E router's web management server has an OS command injection vulnerability in its "diagnose" packet-capture feature. This flaw arises from improper validation of JSON input fields, allowing an authenticated user to inject shell metacharacters into parameters that are executed with root privileges. Notably, the vulnerability can be exploited without authentication if the device is in a factory-reset state.

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