Description
A weakness has been identified in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. This impacts the function formAccept of the file /goform/formAccept. Executing a manipulation of the argument submit-url can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. 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: 2026-05-25
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 28 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 25 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A weakness has been identified in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. This impacts the function formAccept of the file /goform/formAccept. Executing a manipulation of the argument submit-url can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. 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 formAccept stack-based overflow
First Time appeared Edimax
Edimax ew-7438rpn
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-121
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:edimax:ew-7438rpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Edimax
Edimax ew-7438rpn
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 9, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': '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'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': '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'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': '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'}


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Edimax Ew-7438rpn
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T12:58:49.608Z

Reserved: 2026-05-24T08:03:06.893Z

Link: CVE-2026-9460

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T12:58:46.519Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-25T14:16:29.200

Modified: 2026-06-17T11:05:17.847

Link: CVE-2026-9460

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-25T16:30:15Z

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