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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-1972

A vulnerability was found in Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02.

Published Feb 6, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 23, 2026 · Edimax BR-6208AC

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-1972. EPSS is 0.66%. Act only if a listed version of Edimax BR-6208AC is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.66%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02

A vulnerability was found in Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02. The affected element is the function auth_check_userpass2. Performing a manipulation of the argument Username/Password results in use of default credentials. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could 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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.022_1.02

How to fix CVE-2026-1972

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-1972. EPSS is 0.66%. Act only if a listed version of Edimax BR-6208AC is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02 2_1.02. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.66%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 6, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability was found in Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02. The affected element is the function auth_check_userpass2. Performing a manipulation of the argument Username/Password results in use of default credentials. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor confirms that the affected product is end-of-life. They confirm that they "will issue a

  2. Feb 23, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability was found in Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02. The affected element is the function auth_check_userpass2. Performing a manipulation of the argument Username/Password results in use of default credentials. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor confirms that the affected product is end-of-life. They confirm that they "will issue a

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-1972

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-1972

    30-day exploitation probability 0.66%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-5606

    A vulnerability was found in Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02. The affected element is the function auth_check_userpass2. Performing a manipulation of the argument Username/Password results in use of default credentials. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made publ

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
  • EUVDNov 3, 2026