CVE-2026-9442Edimax BR-6478AC POST Request formiNICSiteSurvey buffer overflow
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120, CWE-119
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulDB
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Edimax BR-6478AC edimax:br-6478ac_firmware | 1.23 | CNA record |
References
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365423vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365423/ctisignature, permissions-required
- https://vuldb.com/submit/818451third-party-advisory
- https://lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.site/EDIMAX-BR6478ACV2-formiNICSiteSurvey-34b53a41781f8083b8dff46a2f02978f?source=copy_linkexploit
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