CVE-2026-32841: Excessive Reliance on Global Variables in EDIMAX Technology Co., Ltd. Edimax GS-5008PL
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-32841 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Edimax GS-5008PL firmware versions 1.00.54 and prior. The issue arises from the use of a global authentication flag that, once set by any authenticated user, allows subsequent unauthenticated attackers to access the management interface with administrative privileges. This enables attackers to perform sensitive actions such as changing passwords, uploading malicious firmware, and altering device configurations without proper credentials. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-1108 (Excessive Reliance on Global Variables) and has a critical CVSS 4.0 score of 9.2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation grants unauthenticated attackers full administrative access to the affected device, allowing them to change passwords, upload arbitrary firmware, and modify configurations. This compromises device integrity, availability, and confidentiality. Given the critical severity and administrative control gained, the impact on affected devices is severe.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates and consider limiting network exposure of the affected device's management interface until a fix is released. Avoid using affected firmware versions where possible.
CVE-2026-32841: Excessive Reliance on Global Variables in EDIMAX Technology Co., Ltd. Edimax GS-5008PL
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 v4.0
Score 9.2critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-32841 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Edimax GS-5008PL firmware versions 1.00.54 and prior. The issue arises from the use of a global authentication flag that, once set by any authenticated user, allows subsequent unauthenticated attackers to access the management interface with administrative privileges. This enables attackers to perform sensitive actions such as changing passwords, uploading malicious firmware, and altering device configurations without proper credentials. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-1108 (Excessive Reliance on Global Variables) and has a critical CVSS 4.0 score of 9.2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation grants unauthenticated attackers full administrative access to the affected device, allowing them to change passwords, upload arbitrary firmware, and modify configurations. This compromises device integrity, availability, and confidentiality. Given the critical severity and administrative control gained, the impact on affected devices is severe.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates and consider limiting network exposure of the affected device's management interface until a fix is released. Avoid using affected firmware versions where possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-16T18:11:41.758Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69b9ce80771bdb1749db634f
Added to database: 3/17/2026, 9:58:24 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 8:21:41 PM
Last updated: 6/16/2026, 6:03:22 AM
Views: 179
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