CVE-2026-9480 (GCVE-0-2026-9480)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-25 18:00 – Updated: 2026-05-26 13:56
VLAI
Title
Edimax EW-7438RPn formrefresh stack-based overflow
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. The impacted element is the function formrefresh of the file /goform/formrefresh. The manipulation of the argument submit-url results in stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack 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/365461 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365461/cti signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/submit/813902 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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