Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege web interface credentials
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DeliverySend crafted POST request to /goform/formWlbasic
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ExploitInject shell metacharacters into rootAPmac parameter
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ExecutionTrigger unsanitized system command execution
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ImpactExecute arbitrary OS commands on router
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The attacker must hold at least low-privilege authentication to the Edimax BR-6478AC web management interface, as confirmed by the CVSS vector PR:L - unauthenticated exploitation is not supported by available data. The vulnerable endpoint is specifically |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.3 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L indicates network-accessible exploitation requiring only low-privilege authentication, low attack complexity, and no user interaction, with partial impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, command injection on embedded router firmware typically yields a root-level shell in practice, making the partial CVSS impact scores likely understated relative to real-world consequences. The temporal modifier E:P (partial exploit) confirms public POC availability, directly elevating practical risk above the base score. EPSS data was not provided in source intelligence, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified. KEV status is not confirmed, meaning widespread active exploitation is not currently documented by CISA. The RC:R (reasonable) remediation confidence in the CVSS temporal vector reflects uncertainty around patch availability, which is consistent with the absence of a vendor advisory in the provided references. Overall, this warrants prioritization above its nominal score for any deployment where the management interface is network-accessible. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has obtained low-privilege credentials to the Edimax BR-6478AC web interface - through credential stuffing, default credentials, or prior compromise - submits a crafted HTTP POST request to |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – May 31, 2026
Command injection in Edimax BR-6478AC firmware 1.23 allows a remotely authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands by manipulating the rootAPmac parameter in a POST request to the /goform/formWlbasic endpoint. The vulnerable function formWlbasic passes unsanitized input directly to a system-level command, a pattern common in consumer embedded router firmware. A public proof-of-concept exploit has been disclosed, lowering the technical bar for exploitation; no vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis for Edimax BR-6478AC. Administrators should monitor https://vuldb.com/vuln/367418 and Edimax's firmware download page for updates. As an immediate compensating control, disable remote (WAN-side) web management access if not operationally required - this removes the network attack vector for external adversaries, though it does not protect against authenticated LAN-side attackers. Placing the management interface behind firewall rules blocking untrusted sources to ports 80 and 443 further reduces exposure. If WDS or repeater functionality using the rootAPmac parameter is not needed, disabling that wireless feature may eliminate the vulnerable code path entirely, at the cost of losing wireless bridging capability. Enforcing strong, unique administrative credentials reduces the risk posed by the PR:L (low-privilege) authentication requirement. Default or weak credentials on consumer routers effectively lower the exploitation barrier in practice.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected product is the Edimax BR-6478AC wireless router firmware version 1.23, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:edimax:br-6478ac. The vulnerability resides in the formWlbasic CGI handler at /goform/formWlbasic, which processes POST requests related to wireless basic settings - likely including WDS or repeater configuration where rootAPmac specifies the root access point MAC address. The root cause is CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), meaning the rootAPmac argument is passed without adequate sanitization or escaping to an underlying shell command, likely via a system() or popen() call in the router's embedded web server. This is a structural weakness endemic to embedded device firmware that constructs shell commands from user-supplied HTTP parameters without input validation.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
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CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
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2DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability was determined in Edimax BR-6478AC 1.23. The affected element is the function formWlbasic of the file /goform/formWlbasic of the component POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument rootAPmac causes command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
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EUVD-2026-33486
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