CVE-2026-9480

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Edimax/vuln_18/18.md
https://vuldb.com/submit/813902
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365461
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365461/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

25 May 2026, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-25 19:16

Updated : 2026-05-26 19:37

NVD link : CVE-2026-9480

Mitre link : CVE-2026-9480

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-9480

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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