CVE-2026-9442
published 2026-05-25CVE-2026-9442: A weakness has been identified in Edimax BR-6478AC 1.23. This affects the function formiNICSiteSurvey of the file /goform/formiNICSiteSurvey of the component…
PriorityP264high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.59%
43.7th percentile
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.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| edimax | br-6478ac | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv4.07.4HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvdv2.09.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
cvelistv5v4.08.7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
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GHSA
GHSA-vrwj-7pfm-fv87: A weakness has been identified in Edimax BR-6478AC 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-26
CVE-2026-9442 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-vrwj-7pfm-fv87: A weakness has been identified in Edimax BR-6478AC 1
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.
CVEList
Edimax BR-6478AC POST Request formiNICSiteSurvey buffer overflow
cvelistv5·2026-05-25·CVSS 8.7
CVE-2026-9442 [HIGH] CWE-120 Edimax BR-6478AC POST Request formiNICSiteSurvey buffer overflow
Edimax BR-6478AC POST Request formiNICSiteSurvey buffer overflow
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.
Timeline: 2026-05-24: Advisory disclosed; 2026-05-24: VulDB entry created; 2026-05-24: VulDB entry last update
VulDB
Edimax BR-6478AC 1.23 POST Request formiNICSiteSurvey selSSID buffer overflow
vuldb·2026-05-24
CVE-2026-9442 [CRITICAL] Edimax BR-6478AC 1.23 POST Request formiNICSiteSurvey selSSID buffer overflow
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered 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.
This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-9442. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.
The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-05-25
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