CVE-2026-6837

HIGHPre-NVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-04. A secondary CVSS source baseline 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1.5%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

A post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the "export-cgi" CGI program in Zyxel WAX650S firmware versions through 7.10(ABRM.4)C0 could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to execute OS commands on an affected device.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
48
EG Risk 48/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
1.5%
EPSS %ILE
73rd
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 4, 2026

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Zyxel security advisory for command injection and improper authentication vulnerabilities in certain APs, FWA7, and Security Routers | Zyxel Networks

https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-command-injection-and-improper-authentication-vulnerabilities-in-certain-aps-fwa7-and-security-routers-08-04-2026

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6837(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 18× in last 7d / 88× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 212 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-04 23:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-04 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCminanagehsalalma/CVE-2026-6837-zyxel-export-cgi-command-injection
    First seen Aug 16, 2026

    Public writeup, PoC, and emulation materials for CVE-2026-6837 affecting Zyxel export-cgi PKCS#12 export handling.

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6837?
CVE-2026-6837 is a high vulnerability published on August 4, 2026. A post-authentication command injection vulnerability in the "export-cgi" CGI program in Zyxel WAX650S firmware versions through 7.10(ABRM.4)C0 could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to execute OS commands on an affected device.
When was CVE-2026-6837 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6837 was first published on August 4, 2026, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6837 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6837 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (73rd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6837?
CVE-2026-6837 has a CVSS base score of 7.2 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6837?
No fix for CVE-2026-6837 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-6837 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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