What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-32842?

CVE-2026-32842 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Edimax Gs 5008pl are affected by CVE-2026-32842?

CVE-2026-32842 presents notable security risk, a cleartext storage vulnerability rated CVSS 6.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-32842?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Review data exposure and access controls.

Edimax Gs 5008pl CVE-2026-32842

EUVD-2026-12655 MEDIUM

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CWE-312)

2026-03-17 VulnCheck

Authentication Bypass Edimax Gs 5008pl

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

EUVD ID Assigned

Mar 17, 2026 - 22:00 euvd

EUVD-2026-12655

Analysis Generated

Mar 17, 2026 - 22:00 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 17, 2026 - 21:41 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

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.