7.1

CVE-2026-32842: edimax technology co., ltd. edimax gs-5008pl

CVSS: 7.1v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 17-03-2026Last modified 14-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-32842 is a high (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in edimax technology co., ltd. edimax gs-5008pl. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · +0.08 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 version 1.00.54 and prior contain an insecure credential storage vulnerability that allows attackers to obtain administrator credentials by accessing configuration backup files. Attackers can download the config.bin file through fupload.cgi to extract plaintext username and password fields for unauthorized administrative access.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.08 pp

From 0.21% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.29%

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