Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-32841
EDIMAX Technology Edimax GS-5008PL
Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 Global Authentication State Across All Clients
CVSS 4.0
9.2Critical
Official 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 scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2Critical | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 8.1High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDIMAX Technology Co., Ltd. | Edimax GS-5008PL | v ≤ 1.0.54 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
3- https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_switches/gs-5008pl/ product
- https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_list/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_products/ product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edimax-gs-5008pl-global-authentication-state-across-all-clients third-party-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2026-03-18
- Last updated
- 2026-08-14
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.62%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
49.8%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-1108Excessive Reliance on Global Variables