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CVE-2025-15256

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-12-30
  • WeaknessCWE-74 · CWE-77

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Description

A vulnerability was identified in Edimax BR-6208AC 1.02/1.03. Affected is the function formStaDrvSetup of the file /goform/formStaDrvSetup of the component Web-based Configuration Interface. The manipulation of the argument rootAPmac leads to command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Edimax confirms this issue: "The product mentioned, EDIMAX BR-6208AC V2, has reached its End of Life (EOL) status. It is no longer supported or maintained by Edimax, and it is no longer available for purchase in the market. Consequently, there will be no further firmware updates or patches for this device. We recommend users upgrade to newer models for better security." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-12-3017:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Edimax br-6208ac firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.2= 1.02no fix published
1.3= 1.03no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As VulDB, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Edimax BR-6208AC
    Affected
    • = 1.02no fix stated
    • = 1.03no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-02-24

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-12-30
  • CNACVSS 4.05.5known since 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.17.3known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 2.07.5known since 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-74, CWE-77known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-77read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.8 %2026-11-09
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
Published
2025-12-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-jc4g-746q-772h

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-15256?

A vulnerability was identified in Edimax BR-6208AC 1.02/1.03. Affected is the function formStaDrvSetup of the file /goform/formStaDrvSetup of the component Web-based Configuration Interface. The manipulation of the argument rootAPmac leads to command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Edimax confirms this issue: "The product mentioned, EDIMAX BR-6208AC V2, has reached its End of Life (EOL) status. It is no longer supported or maintained by Edimax, and it is no longer available for purchase in the market. Consequently, there will be no further firmware updates or patches for this device. We recommend users upgrade to newer models for better security." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Is CVE-2025-15256 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2025-15256, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-15256?

CVE-2025-15256 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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