RCE in Edimax Br-6288acl
CVE-2026-1971
A vulnerability has been found in Edimax BR-6288ACL up to 1.12. Impacted is the function wiz_WISP24gmanual of the file wiz_WISP24gmanual.asp. Such manipulation of the argument manualssid leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may 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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Edimax Br-6288acl — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
- Edimax Br-6288acl Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- tzh00203.notion.site/EDIMAX-BR6288ACL-v1-12-XSS-via-wiz_WISP24gmanual-asp-Confi… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-1971?
- CVE-2026-1971 is a low-severity vulnerability in Edimax Br-6288acl, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2026-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-1971?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.