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.
Published:Feb 6, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 17, 2026
EPS:Feb 6, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00019
CVSS Score:5.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Edimax
Product
Br-6208ac
Edimax
Br-6208ac
Vendor
Edimax
Product
Br-6208ac Firmware
Edimax
Br-6208ac Firmware
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
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Availability
None
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High
