CriticalCVE-2026-129250

    Edimax BR6478ACV2 webs formPPTPSetup buffer overflow (CVE-2026-129250)

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    What is affected, what to do

    A security vulnerability has been detected in Edimax BR6478ACV2 1.23. The impacted element is the function formPPTPSetup of the file webs.

    The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.

    Affected
    • Edimax BR6478ACV2 eq 1.23..1.23

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    Metrics

    9.9

    XIEM Effective CVSS

    Highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: NVD, CVSS v3

    9.9

    CVSS v3

    Severity Critical on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: EUVD, CVE.org

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    EPSS score

    No value is available for this vulnerability.

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    Severity
    Critical
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    79.50 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    9.9 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    9.9
    CVSS v4

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    9.4
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published
    CWE

    CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.

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    CWE-119, CWE-120

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    A security vulnerability has been detected in Edimax BR6478ACV2 1.23. The impacted element is the function formPPTPSetup of the file webs. The manipulation of the argument pptpUserName leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack 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.

    Source: ENISA EUVD, NVD (NIST), CVE.org (MITRE)

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    EdimaxBR6478ACV2
    • 1.23
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    Vendors and products

    Weakness classes (CWE)

    • CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

      Class

      The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-119

    • CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

      Base

      The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-120

    References & sources

    • vuldb.comVDB-437280 | Edimax BR6478ACV2 webs formPPTPSetup buffer overfloweuvd, Vulnerability database, Technical description
    • vuldb.comVDB-437280 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)euvd, signature, Permissions required
    • vuldb.comCVE-2026-129250 | CVE Analysis and Reporteuvd, Third-party advisory
    • vuldb.comSubmit #1033650 | Edimax BR6478ACV2 BR6478ACV2_v1.23 Buffer Overfloweuvd, Third-party advisory
    • lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.siteEDIMAX-BR6478ACV2-formPPTPSetup-3f953a41781f8017b959ec7b4df6b3a…euvd, Exploit
    • NVD (NIST)vuln/detail/CVE-2026-129250euvd

    Changes to this CVE

    Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).

    1. ReceivedVulDB

      CVSS V4.0: AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P

      CVSS V3.1: AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

      CVSS V2: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

      Weakness type: CWE-119, CWE-120

      Description added or changed

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      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Descriptionadded
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      A security vulnerability has been detected in Edimax BR6478ACV2 1.23. The impacted element is the function formPPTPSetup of the file webs. The manipulation of the argument pptpUserName leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack 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.
      CVSSadded
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      AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
      CVSSadded
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      AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
      CVSSadded
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      (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
      Weakness type (CWE)added
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      CWE-119
      Weakness type (CWE)added
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      CWE-120
      Affected versions (publisher)added
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      New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/129xxx/CVE-2026-129250.json">CVE-2026-129250</a>
      Referenceadded
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      https://lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.site/EDIMAX-BR6478ACV2-formPPTPSetup-3f953a41781f8017b959ec7b4df6b3ad?source=copy_link
      Referenceadded
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      https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-129250
      Referenceadded
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      https://vuldb.com/submit/1033650
      Referenceadded
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      https://vuldb.com/vuln/437280
      Referenceadded
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      https://vuldb.com/vuln/437280/cti

      Source identifier: cna@vuldb.com

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