CVE-2026-9440

MEDIUM 5.3 PoC AVAILABLE

Published 2026-05-25 · Last modified 2026-05-28

A vulnerability was identified in Edimax BR-6478AC 1.23. Affected by this vulnerability is the function formAccept of the file /goform/formAccept of the component POST Request Handler. Such manipulation of the argument submit-url leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

EXPLOIT AVAILABLE

Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.

Exploitation likelihood

1.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 68th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ● Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

5.3CVSS 4.0 · MEDIUM

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓Requirements: No special attack requirements

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

PoC https://lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.site/EDIMAX-BR6478ACV2-formAccept-34b53a41781f800093ccd3404dbc4461?source=copy_link

Listed for defensive triage and patch prioritization.

Affected

Vendors Edimax

Products Br 6478ac

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-77: Command injection
CWE-74: Injection

CVSS vector

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

References

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS