CVE-2026-32841 PUBLISHED

Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 Global Authentication State Across All Clients

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 16.03.2026 Published: 17.03.2026 Updated: 17.03.2026

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.

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 9.2

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	Present	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.1

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	EDIMAX Technology Co., Ltd.
Product	Edimax GS-5008PL
Versions	Default: unknown affected from 0 to 1.00.54 (incl.)

Credits

Kazuma Matsumoto, a security researcher at GMO Cybersecurity by IERAE, Inc. finder

References

Problem Types

CWE-1108 Excessive reliance on global variables CWE