CVE-2020-37125 Edimax Technology EW-7438RPn-v3 Mini 1.27 - Remote Code Execution

What is CVE-2020-37125?

CVE-2020-37125 is a critical command injection vulnerability in EDIMAX Technology EW-7438RPn Mini, published on 5 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Edimax EW-7438RPn-v3 Mini 1.27 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands through the /goform/mp endpoint. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by sending crafted POST requests with command injection payloads to download and execute malicious scripts on the device.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37125?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Edimax Ew-7438rpn Mini Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-37125?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2020-37125 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37125 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in EDIMAX Technology EW-7438RPn Mini

• CVE-2025-34024 Edimax EW-7438RPn Mini OS Command Injection via mp.asp Critical 9.4
• CVE-2025-34029 Edimax EW-7438RPn Mini OS Command Injection via syscmd.asp Critical 9.4
• CVE-2020-37150 Edimax Technology EW-7438RPn-v3 Mini 1.27 - Unauthorized Access: Wi-Fi Password Disclosure High 8.7
• CVE-2020-37097 Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.13 - Information Disclosure (WiFi Password) High 8.7
• CVE-2020-37149 Edimax Technology EW-7438RPn-v3 Mini 1.27 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Command Execution Medium 5.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8mfp-f74j-7vph.