# CVE-2026-32842: Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 Admin Credentials Stored in Cleartext

> Attackers can download configuration backups to extract plaintext admin credentials, leading to unauthorized administrative access on Edimax switches.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2f9j-ff2q-8qmx

## What is CVE-2026-32842?

CVE-2026-32842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edimax GS-5008PL, published on 17 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Edimax GS-5008PL firmware version 1.00.54 and prior contain an insecure credential storage vulnerability that allows attackers to obtain administrator credentials by accessing configuration backup files. Attackers can download the config.bin file through fupload.cgi to extract plaintext username and password fields for unauthorized administrative access.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32842?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Edimax Gs-5008pl Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-32842?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-32842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-32842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32842 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-2026-32839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32839/): Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 CSRF via Management CGI Endpoints (medium 5.1)
- [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-2026-32842 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-32842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edimax GS-5008PL, published on 17 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32842 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-2026-32842/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32842/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32842
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32842
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32842

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32842/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.