Is CVE-2026-1972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-1972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-1972?

CVE-2026-1972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-1972?

CVE-2026-1972 has an EPSS score of 0.60% (45th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2026-1972?

No published fix for CVE-2026-1972 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-1972

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in Edimax BR-6208AC 2_1.02. The affected element is the function auth_check_userpass2. Performing a manipulation of the argument Username/Password results in use of default credentials. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could 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.

CWE-1392

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

tzh00203.notion.site

Third-Party Advisory2

VDB Entry1

vuldb.com

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CVE-2024-12856	High	7.2	82%	-	-
CVE-2026-26341	Critical	9.8	2.7%	-	-
CVE-2026-58453	Critical	9.8	1.7%	-	-
CVE-2024-4007	High	8.8	1.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-1160	High	7.3	0.9%	-	-
CVE-2023-30801	Critical	9.8	0.9%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-20.