CVE-2026-32842

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

CVSS 7.1 HIGHEPSS 0.2%CWE-312

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 7.1EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

17 Mar 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

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

Affected products

EDIMAX Technology Co., Ltd. · Edimax GS-5008PL

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References

https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_switches/gs-5008pl/https://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_list/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_products/https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edimax-gs-5008pl-admin-credentials-stored-in-cleartext