CVE-2026-10166: edimax br-6478ac_firmware Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-10166 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Injection vulnerability in edimax br-6478ac_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 31-05-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-06-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was determined in Edimax BR-6478AC 1.23. The affected element is the function formWlbasic of the file /goform/formWlbasic of the component POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument rootAPmac causes command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

• 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.