Authenticated command execution via unsanitized ping input
Published Aug 31, 2026 · Updated Aug 31, 2026
OS command injection in Edimax BR-6214K 1.40 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands through the ping tool. The asp_setPing handler passes the pingstr form value into system() as part of a shell command without neutralizing metacharacters. Administrative web-management credentials are required, and injected commands run with the root privileges of the Boa web server.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Edimax BR-6214K 1.40 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands through the ping tool. The asp_setPing handler passes the pingstr form value into system() as part of a shell command without neutralizing metacharacters. Administrative web-management credentials are required, and injected commands run with the root privileges of the Boa web server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-82703
- Published
- Aug 31, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 31, 2026
- Vendor
- Edimax Technology Co., Ltd.
- Product
- BR-6214K
- Classifications
- CWE-77, CWE-78, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 31, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 31, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.40
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Public exploit references
- Edimax asp_setPing pingstr command-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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