Buffer overflow in Edimax BR-6208AC formWlanMP handler
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
Edimax BR-6208AC from 1.32 contains a buffer overflow in the formWlanMP handler at /goform/formWlanMP. Improper handling of the ateBW argument copies input without checking its size (CWE-120), and a remote attacker with low privileges can trigger the overflow. A public exploit has been disclosed and may be used. The vendor did not respond to early disclosure, and the product is no longer supported by its maintainer.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A vulnerability has been found in Edimax BR-6208AC 1.32. This affects an unknown part of the file /goform/formWlanMP. Such manipulation of the argument ateBW leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Edimax BR-6208AC.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108915
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-98f9-ggg7-m2px
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
More Edimax vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-85269 Edimax BR-6208AC mp command injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-71231 Command injection in Edimax BR-6208AC via formWlanMP CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources
- CVE-2026-108915 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108915 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-98f9-ggg7-m2px · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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