CVE-2026-1972: edimax br-6208ac Use of Default Credentials
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-1972 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use of Default Credentials vulnerability in edimax br-6208ac. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 06-02-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability was found in Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02. The affected element is the function auth_check_userpass2. Performing a manipulation of the argument Username/Password results in use of default credentials. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could 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.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 2 sources · 4 versions- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XDiffers
- CVE.orgCNA5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:RDiffers
- NVDNIST5.0MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.67%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
52%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.05 pp
From 0.62% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (tzh00203.notion.site)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Edimax1 product
- br-6208ac2_1.02 | ≤ 1.02
1 vendor · 1 product