Edimax BR-6428nC setWAN buffer overflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in Edimax BR-6428nC up to 1.16. This impacts an unknown function of the file /goform/setWAN. Such manipulation of the argument pptpDfGateway leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edimax | BR-6428nC | 1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6; 1.7; 1.8; 1.9; 1.10; 1.11; 1.12; 1.13; 1.14; 1.15; 1.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BR-6428nC VendorEdimax Affected 1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6; 1.7; 1.8; 1.9; 1.10; 1.11; 1.12; 1.13; 1.14; 1.15; 1.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7684
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwq2-3mp4-crxg
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-7684 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7684 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwq2-3mp4-crxg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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