What is CVE-2026-32842?

CVE-2026-32842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. Gs-5008pl, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-32842?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

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

CVE-2026-32842

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.b…

EPSS: 0.000 (1.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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-admin-credentials-stored-in-clear… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32842?: CVE-2026-32842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. Gs-5008pl, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-32842?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.