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NVD and Zyxel's official August 4 advisory confirm the CVE-2026-6837 post-auth command injection flaw in WAX650S firmware (CVSS 7.2).

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM AST·1 min read

Zyxel WAX650S Firmware Hit by High-Severity Command Injection Flaw

Zyxel disclosed CVE-2026-6837, a command injection vulnerability in the export-cgi program of WAX650S firmware through version 7.10(ABRM.4)C0 that lets authenticated administrators execute OS commands. The flaw scores 7.2 on CVSS v3.1 and was published August 3, 2026.

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Zyxel disclosed a high-severity command injection vulnerability in its WAX650S wireless access point firmware versions up to 7.10(ABRM.4)C0. The issue tracked as CVE-2026-6837 with a CVSS score of 7.2 allows an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to execute arbitrary OS commands on the device through the export-cgi program due to improper neutralization.

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Zyxel has disclosed a high-severity post-authentication command injection vulnerability in its WAX650S wireless access point firmware.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2. CVE-2026-6837 affects the "export-cgi" CGI program in firmware versions through 7.10(ABRM.4)C0. An authenticated attacker with administrator privileges could exploit it to execute arbitrary OS commands on the device.
An authenticated attacker with administrator privileges could exploit it to execute arbitrary OS commands on the device.
The flaw was published to the CVE List on August 3, 2026 and added to the NVD dataset the following day.

Zyxel contributed the CVSS v3.1 assessment. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity and availability.
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The weakness is tracked as CWE-78, improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
Affected products are limited to one firmware branch.
Affected products are limited to one firmware branch. The vulnerability impacts Zyxel WAX650S firmware versions up to and including 7.10(ABRM.4)C0. Devices running later versions are listed as unaffected in the record.

Zyxel published a security advisory on August 4, 2026 that covers this command injection issue along with an improper authentication vulnerability in certain access points, firewalls and security routers. The advisory is available at the company's global support site.
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The CVE record was received from Zyxel Corporation. No exploit details or proof-of-concept code appear in the NVD entry.

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Enterprise teams running Zyxel WAX650S should treat this as an immediate patching priority given the high impact on device integrity once admin credentials are obtained.

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