CVE-2025-15257: edimax br-6208ac Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-15257 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Injection vulnerability in edimax br-6208ac. EPSS estimates a 5.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 30-12-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 24-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Edimax BR-6208AC 1.02/1.03. Affected by this vulnerability is the function formRoute of the file /gogorm/formRoute of the component Web-based Configuration Interface. The manipulation of the argument strIp/strMask/strGateway results in command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Edimax confirms this issue: "The product mentioned, EDIMAX BR-6208AC V2, has reached its End of Life (EOL) status. It is no longer supported or maintained by Edimax, and it is no longer available for purchase in the market. Consequently, there will be no further firmware updates or patches for this device. We recommend users upgrade to newer models for better security." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.