# CVE-2025-70161: EDIMAX BR-6208AC V2\_1.02 is vulnerable to Command Injection.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-09 · Updated: 2026-01-12

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

EDIMAX BR-6208AC V2_1.02 is vulnerable to Command Injection. This arises because the pppUserName field is directly passed to a shell command via the system() function without proper sanitization. An attacker can exploit this by injecting malicious commands into the pppUserName field, allowing arbitrary code execution.

## What to do

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## References

- https://tzh00203.notion.site/EDIMAX-BR-6208AC-V2_1-02-Command-Injection-Vulnerability-in-Web-setWAN-handler-2d3b5c52018a80d7ae8dce2bf5e3294c?source=copy_link

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