CVE-2026-1971: edimax br-6288acl_firmware Cross-site Scripting

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-1971 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in edimax br-6288acl_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 06-02-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 23-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in Edimax BR-6288ACL up to 1.12. Impacted is the function wiz_WISP24gmanual of the file wiz_WISP24gmanual.asp. Such manipulation of the argument manualssid leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor confirms that the affected product is end-of-life. They confirm that they "will issue a consolidated Security Advisory on our official support website." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.