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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-1972 · published 6 February 2026

CVE-2026-1972: Edimax br-6208ac firmware vulnerability

Edimax · Br 6208ac Firmware

A vulnerability was found in Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02. The affected element is the function auth_check_userpass2. Performing a manipulation of the argument Username/Password results in use of default credentials. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor confirms that the affected product is end-of-life. They confirm that they "will issue a consolidated Security Advisory on our official support website." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

5.5 CVSS 4.0 Medium EPSS 0.64% · top 51.6% CWE-1392 · CWE-1392
5.5CVSS 4.0 base score, v2 5.0
0.64%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02. The affected element is the function auth_check_userpass2. Performing a manipulation of the argument Username/Password results in use of default credentials. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor confirms that the affected product is end-of-life. They confirm that they "will issue a consolidated Security Advisory on our official support website." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://tzh00203.notion.site/EDIMAX-BR-6208AC-V2_1-02-Weak-Password-Authentication-Vulnerability-in-auth_check_userpass2 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.344494 Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.344494 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.744032 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-1972), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.