Description
A weakness has been identified in Edimax EW-7438RPn up to 1.31. The affected element is the function formWpsStart of the file /goform/formWpsStart of the component webs. This manipulation of the argument pinCode causes os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Published: 2026-05-23
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: 1.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 23 May 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Description A weakness has been identified in Edimax EW-7438RPn up to 1.31. The affected element is the function formWpsStart of the file /goform/formWpsStart of the component webs. This manipulation of the argument pinCode causes os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title Edimax EW-7438RPn webs formWpsStart os command injection
First Time appeared Edimax
Edimax ew-7438rpn
Weaknesses CWE-77
CWE-78
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:edimax:ew-7438rpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Edimax
Edimax ew-7438rpn
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


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Edimax Ew-7438rpn
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T13:36:38.135Z

Reserved: 2026-05-23T08:32:18.217Z

Link: CVE-2026-9343

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T13:36:35.121Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-23T23:16:45.300

Modified: 2026-06-17T11:05:03.710

Link: CVE-2026-9343

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-24T02:15:32Z

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