CVE-2023-31986

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Elevated

9.8

A Command Injection vulnerability in Edimax Wireless Router N300 Firmware BR-6428NS_v4 allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via the setWAN function in /bin/webs without any limitations.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 88.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 15, 2023

Last Modified

January 23, 2025

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/Erebua/CVE/blob/main/N300_BR-6428nS%20V4/4/Readme.md
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Erebua/CVE/blob/main/N300_BR-6428nS%20V4/4/Readme.md

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-77Command Injection

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-31986?

CVE-2023-31986 is a critical vulnerability published on May 15, 2023. A Command Injection vulnerability in Edimax Wireless Router N300 Firmware BR-6428NS_v4 allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via the setWAN function in /bin/webs without any limitations.

When was CVE-2023-31986 disclosed?

CVE-2023-31986 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 15, 2023, with the most recent update on January 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-31986 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-31986 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 88.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-31986?

CVE-2023-31986 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-31986?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-31986, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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