CVE-2026-1972

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 46.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-02-06 01:02Z7 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-02-23 09:19Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-02-05

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-1392Use of Default CredentialsBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

b0c8f3da2833386578a098a25afc715b8302954142d6bdef4b39dda7e5615803

• vuldb.comVDB-344494 | Edimax BR-6208AC auth_check_userpass2 default credentialshttps://vuldb.com/?id.344494vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-344494 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.344494signaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comSubmit #744032 | Edimax BR-6208AC V2_1.02 Weak Authenticationhttps://vuldb.com/?submit.744032third-party-advisory
• tzh00203.notion.sitehttps://tzh00203.notion.site/EDIMAX-BR-6208AC-V2_1-02-Weak-Password-Authentication-Vulnerability-in-auth_check_userpass2-Functi-2f0b5c52018a801c9645dd5261717901?source=copy_linkexploit