CVE-2026-32841

Received
Published: 17 Mar 2026, 21:41
Last modified:17 Mar 2026, 21:46

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.2 CRITICAL
v4.0 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Mar 2026, 21:41
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
17 Mar 2026, 21:46
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Edimax GS-5008PL firmware version 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

  • v4.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.2CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • v4.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.2CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-1108•Excessive Reliance on Global Variables

    The code is structured in a way that relies too much on using or setting global variables throughout various points in the code, instead of preserving the associated information in a narrower, more local context.

Affected Systems

  • edimax technology co., ltd.•edimax gs-5008pl

    ≤ 1.00.54

References (3)