CVE-2026-1972

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 v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://tzh00203.notion.site/EDIMAX-BR-6208AC-V2_1-02-Weak-Password-Authentication-Vulnerability-in-auth_check_userpass2-Functi-2f0b5c52018a801c9645dd5261717901?source=copy_link	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.344494	Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.344494	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.744032	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:edimax:br-6208ac_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:edimax:br-6208ac:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-06 02:16

Updated : 2026-02-20 15:20

NVD link : CVE-2026-1972

Mitre link : CVE-2026-1972

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-1972

JSON object : View

Products Affected

edimax

br-6208ac
br-6208ac_firmware

CWE

CWE-1392

Use of Default Credentials

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