CVE-2026-32841

8.1 HIGH

Edimax GS-5008PL firmware versions 1.00.54 and prior contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers...

Published: 2026-03-17 · Last updated: 2026-05-26

Severity and scoring

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-1108

Affected products

Vendor	Product
edimax	gs-5008pl_firmware

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.

Source: NVD

References

[NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32841
[Other]https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_switches/gs-5008pl/
[Other]https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_list/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_products/
[Other]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edimax-gs-5008pl-global-authentication-state-across-all-clients