CVE-2025-70161

Published Jan 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 27.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
EDIMAX BR-6208AC V2_1.02 is vulnerable to Command Injection. This arises because the pppUserName field is directly passed to a shell command via the system() function without proper sanitization. An attacker can exploit this by injecting malicious commands into the pppUserName field, allowing arbitrary code execution.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Edimax br-6208ac
Edimax br-6208ac Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:edimax:br-6208ac:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:edimax:br-6208ac_firmware:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Edimax br-6208ac
Edimax br-6208ac Firmware
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-77
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Edimax
Edimax br-6208ac V2
Vendors & Products Edimax
Edimax br-6208ac V2
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description EDIMAX BR-6208AC V2_1.02 is vulnerable to Command Injection. This arises because the pppUserName field is directly passed to a shell command via the system() function without proper sanitization. An attacker can exploit this by injecting malicious commands into the pppUserName field, allowing arbitrary code execution.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jan 12, 2026, 4:24 PM
Reserved
Jan 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 9, 2026, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:03 AM