What is CVE-2026-32840?

CVE-2026-32840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. Gs-5008pl, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-03-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-32840?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. Gs-5008pl

CVE-2026-32840

Edimax GS-5008PL firmware version 1.00.54 and prior contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the system_name_set.cgi script that allows attackers to inject arbitrary script code by manipulating the sysName parameter. Attacker…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.000 (4.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. Gs-5008pl — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_… (product)
www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_list/data/edimax/us/smb_legacy_pr… (product)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edimax-gs-5008pl-stored-xss-via-device-name (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32840?: CVE-2026-32840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. Gs-5008pl, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-32840?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.