CVE-2026-49196
Wi-Fi blocking feature allows shell command injection via unsanitized MAC input.
Is CVE-2026-49196 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-49196 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-49196?
CVE-2026-49196 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-49196?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-49196. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-49196 affect?
CVE-2026-49196 affects Unspecified Wi-Fi devices with blocking feature (vendor-agnostic). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-49196?
Monitor advisories; disable the feature if feasible; patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution on the device via crafted MAC input; arbitrary shell commands.
Monitor only
- affected>= W6x_GBL_2.00.000005 and <= *
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.