CVE-2026-9462 (GCVE-0-2026-9462)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-25 13:30 – Updated: 2026-05-26 13:25
VLAI
Title
Edimax EW-7438RPn formWpsProxyEnable stack-based overflow
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. Affected by this vulnerability is the function formWpsProxyEnable of the file /goform/formWpsProxyEnable. The manipulation of the argument submit-url results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365443 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365443/cti signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/submit/813899 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Edim… exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Edimax EW-7438RPn Affected: 1.31
    cpe:2.3:a:edimax:ew-7438rpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Buoy (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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