CVE-2026-71273

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-05. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

OpenBK7231T's /cfg_wifi_set endpoint (src/httpserver/http_fns.c) accepts configuration changes via a plain GET request with no CSRF token. If the parameter is absent from the request, an else-branch silently clears the device's web admin password to an empty string.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

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
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 5, 2026

Last Modified

August 10, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 5, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

OpenBK7231T_App/src/httpserver/http_fns.c at main · openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App · GitHub

https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/src/httpserver/http_fns.c
generic

GitHub - openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App: Open source firmware (Tasmota/Esphome replacement) for BK7231T, BK7231N, BL2028N, T34, XR809, W800/W801, W600/W601, BL602, LN882H, Realtek chips and more · GitHub

https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-71273(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 19× in last 7d / 45× 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.

  1. 2026-08-20 00:14 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-20 00:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-18 22:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-17 21:38 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-17 21:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-16 20:21 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-16 20:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-15 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-15 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-14 17:45 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-14 17:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-13 16:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-12 14:59 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-12 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-10 12:24 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-10 12:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-10 11:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-10 11:22 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-10 11:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-09 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-08 20:23 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-08 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-07 19:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-06 17:48 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-06 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-05 16:30 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-05 16:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-05 16:13 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-05 16:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-05 13:27 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-05 13:07 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-05 13:07 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-71273?
CVE-2026-71273 is a medium vulnerability published on August 5, 2026. OpenBK7231T's /cfgwifiset endpoint (src/httpserver/http_fns.c) accepts configuration changes via a plain GET request with no CSRF token. If the parameter is absent from the request, an else-branch silently clears the device's web admin password to an empty string.
When was CVE-2026-71273 disclosed?
CVE-2026-71273 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 2026, with the most recent update on August 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-71273 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-71273 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-71273?
CVE-2026-71273 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-71273?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-71273, 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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