Authenticated memory corruption via oversized pptpDfGateway
Published May 3, 2026 · Updated May 3, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in Edimax BR-6208AC firmware 1.02 allows remote authenticated users to corrupt memory via a crafted WAN request. The /goform/setWAN handler processes an oversized pptpDfGateway value without enforcing the destination buffer bounds, causing a stack overflow. The published assessment requires low-privilege authentication; its public exploit reference names BR-6428nC rather than BR-6208AC, leaving cross-model reproduction unverified.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in Edimax BR-6208AC firmware 1.02 allows remote authenticated users to corrupt memory via a crafted WAN request. The /goform/setWAN handler processes an oversized pptpDfGateway value without enforcing the destination buffer bounds, causing a stack overflow. The published assessment requires low-privilege authentication; its public exploit reference names BR-6428nC rather than BR-6208AC, leaving cross-model reproduction unverified.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-7685
- Published
- May 3, 2026
- Updated
- May 3, 2026
- Vendor
- Edimax Technology Co., Ltd.
- Product
- BR-6208AC
- Classifications
- CWE-120, CWE-119, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.02
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Public exploit references
- setWAN pptpDfGateway stack-overflow proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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