CVE-2026-19961 | BDVDB-2026-360377 Detail

EdimaxEW-7478APC

Description#

A vulnerability was detected in Edimax EW-7478APC 1.04. Affected is the function formWlSiteSurvey of the file /goform/formWlSiteSurvey. Performing a manipulation of the argument selSSID results in buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References#

Exploit#

https://lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.site/EDIMAX-EW-7478APC-formWlSiteSurvey-34b53a41781f804fb328d87416095401?source=copy_link

History#

Version 12026-08-16Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-08-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-16
Last modified: 2026-08-17

Vendor information

Vendor: Edimax
Product: EW-7478APC

All Edimax vulnerabilities

Score

9.9 Critical

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 57.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
1.04
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

9.4 Critical

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	High
Subsequent System Confidentiality	High
Subsequent System Integrity	High
Subsequent System Availability	High

CVSS v3.1

9.9 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

9.9 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v2

9.0 Critical

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR

Metric breakdown
Access Vector	Network
Access Complexity	Low
Authentication	Single
Confidentiality Impact	Complete
Integrity Impact	Complete
Availability Impact	Complete

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).