Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-48419

RCE in Edimax Br-6476Ac Firmware 1.06

Public PoCRCECommand Injection
Published
27 January 2025
Modified
05 July 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.053 92th percentile
Risk Priority 73 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-48419 is a high-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Edimax Br-6476Ac Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2024-48419 is a command-injection vulnerability in the Edimax AC1200 Wi-Fi 5 Dual-Band Router model BR-6476AC running firmware version 1.06. The flaw resides in the /bin/goahead binary and can be triggered through the web-interface endpoints /goform/tracerouteDiagnosis, /goform/pingDiagnosis, and /goform/fromSysToolPingCmd, each of which accepts unsanitized input that is passed directly to the system shell. Successful exploitation grants an attacker the ability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

An attacker who can authenticate to the router’s web management interface (low-privilege account) can supply crafted parameters to any of the three forms and obtain unauthenticated command execution on the device. Because the injection occurs server-side with root context, the attacker can read or modify configuration files, install persistent malware, or pivot to other hosts on the LAN.

The associated GitHub advisory and vendor site constitute the primary public references; neither document describes an available firmware patch or specific mitigation steps. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1134 on 2025-12-11 before receding to its current value of 0.0356, indicating a measurable increase in observed exploitation interest after disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Edimax AC1200 Wi-Fi 5 Dual-Band Router BR-6476AC 1.06 suffers from Command Injection issues in /bin/goahead. Specifically, these issues can be triggered through /goform/tracerouteDiagnosis, /goform/pingDiagnosis, and /goform/fromSysToolPingCmd Each of these issues allows an attacker with access to the web interface to…

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inject and execute arbitrary shell commands, with "root" privileges.

CWE(s)
CWE-77

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
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T1059.008 Network Device CLI Execution
Adversaries may abuse scripting or built-in command line interpreters (CLI) on network devices to execute malicious command and payloads.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-48420Same product: Edimax Br-6476Ac
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CVE-2024-48417Same product: Edimax Br-6476Ac
CVE-2025-28143Same vendor: Edimax
CVE-2025-56706Same vendor: Edimax
CVE-2023-31983Same vendor: Edimax
CVE-2025-70161Same vendor: Edimax
CVE-2025-28142Same vendor: Edimax
CVE-2025-28145Same vendor: Edimax

Affected Assets

edimax
br-6476ac firmware
1.06

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.3
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V1.2.9

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover command-construction flaws before deployment.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly stops construction of commands from untrusted data containing special elements.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Secure engineering principles include proper neutralization and safe command construction practices.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and neutralization that prevent command injection.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect anomalous command execution resulting from injection.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Identifying recorded vulnerabilities enables remediation of command-injection flaws before exploitation.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.28 Secure coding mostly match
prevents

Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and command construction practices that directly prevent command injection.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface but do not prescribe the specific neutralization techniques needed.

A.8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments none match
none

Environment separation limits the blast radius of an exploited command injection but does not prevent the flaw itself.

References