What is CVE-2014-5246?

CVE-2014-5246 is a vulnerability in Tenda A5s, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-08-22.

Is CVE-2014-5246 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Tenda A5s

CVE-2014-5246

The Shenzhen Tenda Technology Tenda A5s router with firmware 3.02.05_CN allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator access by setting the admin:language cookie to zh-cn.

Published 2014-08-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.125 (96.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.125 · newest: 0.125 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tenda A5s
Tenda A5s Firmware — versions 3.02.05_cn

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/127905/Tenda-A5s-Router-Authentication-Bypass.html (Exploit)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34361 (Exploit, exploit)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95337 (vdb-entry)
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110146 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/69267 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-5246?: CVE-2014-5246 is a vulnerability in Tenda A5s, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-08-22.
Is CVE-2014-5246 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.