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CVE-2026-9442

Edimax BR-6478AC POST Request formiNICSiteSurvey buffer overflow

Published: May 25, 2026Updated: May 26, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 56.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A weakness has been identified in Edimax BR-6478AC 1.23. This affects the function formiNICSiteSurvey of the file /goform/formiNICSiteSurvey of the component POST Request Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument selSSID can lead to buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119CWE-120

Affected Products

EDIMAX Technology Co., Ltd.
commercialaka edimax gs-5008pl, edimax br-6476ac, re11s
Edimax BR-6478AC
Networking Infrastructure
Edimax
commercial·TW
BR-6478AC
Networking Infrastructure

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.site/EDIMAX-BR6478ACV2-formiNICSiteSurvey-34b53a41781f8083b8dff46a2f02978f?source=copy_link
lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.site
https://vuldb.com/submit/818451
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365423
vuldb.com
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