CVE-2026-19960: Command Injection in Edimax EW-7478APC
A security vulnerability has been detected in Edimax EW-7478APC 1.04. This impacts the function formWlbasic of the file /goform/formWlbasic. Such manipulation of the argument rootAPmac leads to command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Edimax EW-7478APC version 1.04 and involves a command injection via the rootAPmac parameter in the formWlbasic function within the /goform/formWlbasic endpoint. An attacker can remotely exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary commands on the device. The vendor has not provided any response or remediation. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed but no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the affected device, potentially compromising device integrity and control. However, no known active exploitation in the wild has been reported. The medium CVSS score reflects the moderate impact and ease of exploitation without user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix or patch is currently available from the vendor. Users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a patch is released, consider restricting remote access to the device management interface to trusted networks only to reduce exposure.
CVE-2026-19960: Command Injection in Edimax EW-7478APC
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Edimax EW-7478APC 1.04. This impacts the function formWlbasic of the file /goform/formWlbasic. Such manipulation of the argument rootAPmac leads to command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Edimax
EW-7478APC
cpe:2.3:a:edimax:ew-7478apc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects Edimax EW-7478APC version 1.04 and involves a command injection via the rootAPmac parameter in the formWlbasic function within the /goform/formWlbasic endpoint. An attacker can remotely exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary commands on the device. The vendor has not provided any response or remediation. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed but no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the affected device, potentially compromising device integrity and control. However, no known active exploitation in the wild has been reported. The medium CVSS score reflects the moderate impact and ease of exploitation without user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix or patch is currently available from the vendor. Users should monitor the vendor's communications for updates. Until a patch is released, consider restricting remote access to the device management interface to trusted networks only to reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-16T07:07:42.117Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a82402dbf8831d539c1e7a7
Added to database: 08/16/2026, 22:56:45 UTC
Last enriched: 08/24/2026, 12:44:42 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 05:08:50 UTC
Views: 82
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