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CVE-2026-78862

An issue in Mercusys AC12 V2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the UART serial interface on the printed circuit board (PCB)

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.26%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An issue in Mercusys AC12 V2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the UART serial interface on the printed circuit board (PCB)

CVSS 3.1
6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.26% probability · 18th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-1299
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%6 October 2026: 0.16%26 October 2026: 0.26%6 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.2% on 6 October 2026 to 0.3% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.