CVE-2026-9442 (GCVE-0-2026-9442)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-25 08:30 – Updated: 2026-05-28 13:06
VLAI
Title
Edimax BR-6478AC POST Request formiNICSiteSurvey buffer overflow
Summary
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.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS: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
8.8 (High)
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
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365423 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365423/cti signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/submit/818451 third-party-advisory
https://lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.site/EDIMAX-B… exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Edimax BR-6478AC Affected: 1.23
    cpe:2.3:o:edimax:br-6478ac_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
wxhwxhwxh_mie (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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