# CVE-2026-32839: Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 CSRF via Management CGI Endpoints

> Remote attackers can force logged-in administrators to perform unauthorized actions like password changes or firmware uploads on Edimax switches.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x57f-4q9r-qvpp

## What is CVE-2026-32839?

CVE-2026-32839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Edimax GS-5008PL, published on 17 Mar 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 GS-5008PL firmware version 1.00.54 and prior contain a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized administrative actions by inducing logged-in administrators to visit malicious pages. Attackers can exploit the lack of anti-CSRF tokens and request validation to change passwords, upload firmware, reboot the device, perform factory resets, or modify network configurations.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32839?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Edimax Gs-5008pl Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-32839?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-32839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-32839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Edimax GS-5008PL

- [CVE-2026-32841](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32841/): Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 Global Authentication State Across All Clients (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-32838](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32838/): Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 Transmits Credentials Over Cleartext HTTP (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-32842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32842/): Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 Admin Credentials Stored in Cleartext (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2026-32840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32840/): Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 Stored XSS via Device Name (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-32839 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-32839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Edimax GS-5008PL, published on 17 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Edimax GS-5008PL. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32839/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32839/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32839
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32839
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32839

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32839/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.