# CVE-2026-1971: Edimax BR-6288ACL wiz_WISP24gmanual.asp wiz_WISP24gmanual cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the manualssid argument in the Edimax BR-6288ACL router's WISP configuration page.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3vf6-mf65-w8r8

## What is CVE-2026-1971?

CVE-2026-1971 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Edimax BR-6288ACL, published on 6 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in Edimax BR-6288ACL up to 1.12. Impacted is the function wiz_WISP24gmanual of the file wiz_WISP24gmanual.asp. Such manipulation of the argument manualssid leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor confirms that the affected product is end-of-life. They confirm that they "will issue a consolidated Security Advisory on our official support website." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1971?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Edimax Br-6288acl Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-1971?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-1971 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-1971 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Edimax BR-6288ACL

- [CVE-2023-33722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33722/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-1612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1612/): Edimax BR-6288ACL wireless5g_basic.asp cross site scripting (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-1971 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-1971 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Edimax BR-6288ACL, published on 6 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-1971 exists.

Affected product: Edimax BR-6288ACL. 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-2026-1971/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1971/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1971
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1971
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-1971

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1971/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.