CVE-2026-32839
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedEdimax 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Edimax GS-5008PL switch firmware versions 1.00.54 and prior lack anti-CSRF tokens and proper request validation, allowing remote attackers to trick authenticated administrators into unknowingly executing administrative actions (password changes, firmware uploads, reboots, factory resets, network configuration changes) by visiting malicious web pages.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.00.54CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed firmware versionAccess the Edimax GS-5008PL switch via its web management interface or CLI and locate the firmware version information, typically found in the System or Status sectionAffected if The firmware version displayed is 1.00.54 or any version number lower than 1.00.54 (e.g., 1.00.53, 1.00.50)
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Verify web management interface accessibilityConfirm the switch web management interface is accessible on the network (typically via HTTP/HTTPS on ports 80 or 443)Affected if The web interface is exposed and reachable on the network, indicating the attack surface exists
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Check for anti-CSRF token implementationLog into the web interface as administrator and inspect HTML forms for state-changing operations (password change, firmware upload, reboot, factory reset, network settings). View the page source to see if hidden CSRF token fields are present in formsAffected if Forms handling administrative actions lack hidden CSRF token fields or tokens are not validated on submission
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Verify Origin and Referer header handlingUse a web proxy to intercept administrative requests and check if the server validates the Origin or Referer headers to ensure requests come from legitimate admin sessionsAffected if The switch accepts administrative requests without validating that the Origin or Referer header matches the legitimate admin interface URL
You are affected if your Edimax GS-5008PL runs firmware version 1.00.54 or lower and the web interface lacks anti-CSRF tokens in administrative forms.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing administrative operations and validate Origin/Referer headers to ensure requests originate from legitimate admin sessions.
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