CVE-2026-8775
Edimax BR-6428NS POST Request formL2TPSetup buffer overflow
A flaw has been found in Edimax BR-6428NS 1.10. This affects the function formL2TPSetup of the file /goform/formL2TPSetup of the component POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument L2TPUserName causes buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Edimax BR-6428NS POST Request formL2TPSetup buffer overflow
A flaw has been found in Edimax BR-6428NS 1.10. This affects the function formL2TPSetup of the file /goform/formL2TPSetup of the component POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument L2TPUserName causes buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
CVE-2026-8775- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR - Weakness
- CWE-120, CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-30721
A flaw has been found in Edimax BR-6428NS 1.10. This affects the function formL2TPSetup of the file /goform/formL2TPSetup of the component POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument L2TPUserName causes buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
EUVD-2026-30721- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-72qw-jfp3-cf43
A flaw has been found in Edimax BR-6428NS 1.10. This affects the function formL2TPSetup of the...
A flaw has been found in Edimax BR-6428NS 1.10. This affects the function formL2TPSetup of the file /goform/formL2TPSetup of the component POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument L2TPUserName causes buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
GHSA-72qw-jfp3-cf43- CVSS 4.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw has been found in Edimax BR-6428NS 1.10. This affects the function formL2TPSetup of the file /goform/formL2TPSetup of the component POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument L2TPUserName causes buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
CVE-2026-8775- CVSS 4.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-8775 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Edimax Br-6428ns, published May 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.