CVE-2026-9427

HIGH 8.7 PoC AVAILABLE

Published 2026-05-25 · Last modified 2026-05-26

A flaw has been found in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. This impacts the function formWlSiteSurvey of the file /goform/formWlSiteSurvey of the component webs. This manipulation of the argument selSSID/submit-url causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

EXPLOIT AVAILABLE

Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 36th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ● Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

8.7CVSS 4.0 · HIGH

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓Requirements: No special attack requirements

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

PoC https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Edimax/vuln_11/11.md

Listed for defensive triage and patch prioritization.

Affected

Vendors Edimax

Products Ew 7438rpn

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-121
CWE-119: Memory buffer overflow

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

References

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS