CVE-2026-5959: Improper Authentication in GL.iNet GL-RM1
A security flaw has been discovered in GL.iNet GL-RM1, GL-RM10, GL-RM10RC and GL-RM1PE 1.8.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Factory Reset Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 1.8.2 can resolve this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper authentication in the Factory Reset Handler component of GL.iNet GL-RM1 series devices running firmware version 1.8.1. An attacker with high privileges can remotely manipulate this component to bypass authentication controls. The attack complexity is high, and no user interaction is required. The vendor responded promptly and released firmware version 1.8.2 containing a fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to bypass authentication mechanisms related to the Factory Reset Handler remotely. This could potentially lead to unauthorized device resets or configuration changes. However, the attack complexity is high, and exploitation is difficult. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade affected devices to firmware version 1.8.2, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. Since the vendor has released this fixed version promptly, applying this update is the recommended and effective mitigation.
CVE-2026-5959: Improper Authentication in GL.iNet GL-RM1
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in GL.iNet GL-RM1, GL-RM10, GL-RM10RC and GL-RM1PE 1.8.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Factory Reset Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 1.8.2 can resolve this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper authentication in the Factory Reset Handler component of GL.iNet GL-RM1 series devices running firmware version 1.8.1. An attacker with high privileges can remotely manipulate this component to bypass authentication controls. The attack complexity is high, and no user interaction is required. The vendor responded promptly and released firmware version 1.8.2 containing a fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to bypass authentication mechanisms related to the Factory Reset Handler remotely. This could potentially lead to unauthorized device resets or configuration changes. However, the attack complexity is high, and exploitation is difficult. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade affected devices to firmware version 1.8.2, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. Since the vendor has released this fixed version promptly, applying this update is the recommended and effective mitigation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-09T09:50:43.991Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d7bcce1cc7ad14dad7b709
Added to database: 4/9/2026, 2:50:54 PM
Last enriched: 4/17/2026, 11:55:07 AM
Last updated: 5/24/2026, 5:17:57 PM
Views: 108
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