Command injection in Edimax BR-6208AC via tftpsIP argument
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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-77.
Summary
Edimax BR-6208AC from version 1.32 is affected. A missing neutralization of special elements in the tftpsIP argument of /goform/formAutoFWupgrade lets input reach a system command (CWE-77). An unauthenticated remote attacker can run commands on the device. The exploit has been publicly disclosed, and a public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A vulnerability was determined in Edimax BR-6208AC 1.32. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /goform/formAutoFWupgrade. Executing a manipulation of the argument tftpsIP can lead to command injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. 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
- Yes
- 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
No fixed version is listed for Edimax BR-6208AC. The sources state that the maintainer no longer supports this product, and the vendor did not respond when contacted early about the disclosure.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108917
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-jm9w-v357-jj5j
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
More Edimax vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01129 Edimax IC-7100 IP Camera OS Command Injection KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- 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
- TI-2025-28873 EDIMAX CV7428NS v1.20 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE)… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-20734 Edimax AC1200 Wave 2 Dual-Band Gigabit Router BR-6478AC V3 1.0.15 was discovered to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-16773 RE11S v1.11 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the pppUserName parameter in the formPPPoESetup function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-108917 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108917 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jm9w-v357-jj5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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