Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-71983 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-71983 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-71983?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 8 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- MSI Radix AXE6600 v781521.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-71983?
- 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-2026-71983 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-71983?
- Check whether you run MSI Radix AXE6600 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
The vulnerability is a command injection flaw in the wps.cgi interface affecting MSI Radix AXE6600 firmware version v781521. The pin2g, pin5g, and pin6g parameters are not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, and successful exploitation grants root-level access to the router's operating system. Patched firmware versions should be applied to affected devices; administrators should check MSI's security advisories for available updates.
Affected products
- MSI Radix AXE6600 v781521
Timeline
- 2026-08-08: disclosed