CVE-2026-9480

HIGH 8.7 PoC AVAILABLE

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

A vulnerability was detected in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. The impacted element is the function formrefresh of the file /goform/formrefresh. The manipulation of the argument submit-url results in stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public 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

0.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 46th 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_18/18.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