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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2026-32841 Detail

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Description

Edimax GS-5008PL firmware version 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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulnCheck
CVSS-B 9.2 CRITICAL
Vector:  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

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_switches/gs-5008pl/ VulnCheck
https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_list/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_products/ VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edimax-gs-5008pl-global-authentication-state-across-all-clients VulnCheck

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-1108 Excessive Reliance on Global Variables VulnCheck  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-32841
NVD Published Date:
03/17/2026
NVD Last Modified:
03/18/2026
Source:
VulnCheck