Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-19960 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-19960 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-19960?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 16 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Edimax EW-7478APC 1.04.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-19960?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-19960 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-19960?
- Check whether you run Edimax EW-7478APC at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A command injection vulnerability exists in the formWlbasic function of /goform/formWlbasic on Edimax EW-7478APC firmware version 1.04. The vulnerability is triggered by unsanitized manipulation of the rootAPmac argument, which is passed to a system command without proper validation. An unauthenticated attacker on the network can send a crafted request to inject arbitrary commands that will be executed with device privileges. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and proof-of-concept code is available; however, the vendor has not responded to early disclosure notices or provided a patch.
Affected products
- Edimax EW-7478APC 1.04
Timeline
- 2026-08-16: disclosed: Publicly disclosed via VulDB
- 2026-08-16: advisory: CVE-2026-19960 assigned