CVE-2026-32842 PUBLISHED

Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 Admin Credentials Stored in Cleartext

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 insecure credential storage vulnerability that allows attackers to obtain administrator credentials by accessing configuration backup files. Attackers can download the config.bin file through fupload.cgi to extract plaintext username and password fields for unauthorized administrative access.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

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

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

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

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-312 Cleartext storage of sensitive information CWE