CVE-2020-37149 Edimax Technology EW-7438RPn-v3 Mini 1.27 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Command Execution
An attacker can trick an authenticated user into submitting a crafted form to execute arbitrary commands on the Edimax Wi-Fi extender.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-37149?
CVE-2020-37149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EDIMAX Technology EW-7438RPn Mini, published on 5 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Edimax EW-7438RPn-v3 Mini 1.27 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) that can lead to command execution. An attacker can trick an authenticated user into submitting a crafted form to the /goform/mp endpoint, resulting in arbitrary command execution on the device with the user's privileges.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37149?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Edimax Ew-7438rpn Mini Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-37149?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37149 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-37149 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37149 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in EDIMAX Technology EW-7438RPn Mini
- CVE-2025-34024 Edimax EW-7438RPn Mini OS Command Injection via mp.asp
- CVE-2025-34029 Edimax EW-7438RPn Mini OS Command Injection via syscmd.asp
- CVE-2020-37125 Edimax Technology EW-7438RPn-v3 Mini 1.27 - Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2020-37150 Edimax Technology EW-7438RPn-v3 Mini 1.27 - Unauthorized Access: Wi-Fi Password Disclosure
- CVE-2020-37097 Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.13 - Information Disclosure (WiFi Password)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4j57-5g6c-2wj3.