# CVE-2025-14093: Edimax BR-6478AC V3 formTracerouteDiagnosticRun sub_416990 os command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the traceroute diagnostic feature in Edimax BR-6478AC V3 routers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wwh8-jvr8-q3v3

## What is CVE-2025-14093?

CVE-2025-14093 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Edimax BR-6478AC V3, published on 5 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was detected in Edimax BR-6478AC V3 1.0.15. Impacted is the function sub_416990 of the file /boafrm/formTracerouteDiagnosticRun. The manipulation of the argument host results in os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14093?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Edimax Br-6478ac V3 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-14093?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14093 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14093 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Edimax BR-6478AC V3

- [CVE-2025-28146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28146/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-28142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28142/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-28143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28143/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-28144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28144/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-28145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-28145/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14093 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14093 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Edimax BR-6478AC V3, published on 5 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14093 exists.

Affected product: Edimax BR-6478AC V3. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14093/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14093/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14093
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14093
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14093

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.