9.2

CVE-2026-32841: edimax technology co., ltd. edimax gs-5008pl Excessive Reliance on Global Variables

CVSS: 9.2v4.0CriticalModified
Published 17-03-2026Last modified 14-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-32841 is a critical (CVSS 9.2) Excessive Reliance on Global Variables vulnerability in edimax technology co., ltd. edimax gs-5008pl. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.2/10
010
Critical · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.84%
0%100%
Low · +0.24 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Edimax GS-5008PL firmware versions 1.00.54 and prior contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access the management interface. Attackers can exploit the global authentication flag mechanism to gain administrative access without credentials after any user authenticates, enabling unauthorized password changes, firmware uploads, and configuration modifications.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.24 pp

From 0.60% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Edimax1 product
Edimax technology co., ltd.1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links