CVE-2026-71985: MSI RadiX AXE6600 command injection in accesscontrol function

CVE-2026-71985 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-08-09

The MSI RadiX AXE6600 is a WiFi 6E gaming router used to provide wireless connectivity in homes and small businesses. A command injection vulnerability in the router's access control firmware allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, potentially giving an attacker complete control over the device and any data passing through it.

Technologies: MSI Radix AXE6600. Vendors: MSI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-71985 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-71985 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-71985?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 9 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
MSI Radix AXE6600 v781521.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-71985?
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-2026-71985 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-71985?
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 accesscontrol function of the MSI RadiX AXE6600 router firmware (version v781521). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely to execute arbitrary shell commands on the device, obtaining root-level access to the underlying system. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote code execution through improper input validation in the accesscontrol function. No patch information is currently available in the advisory.

Affected products

  • MSI RadiX AXE6600 v781521

Timeline

  • 2026-08-09: disclosed

References

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