CVE-2026-9442 (GCVE-0-2026-9442)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-25 08:30
Modified
2026-05-28 13:06
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Summary
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.
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Impacted products
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