Vulnerability · Published May 24, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-9360Edimax EW-7438RPn POST Request formwlencrypt24g buffer overflow

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity buffer overflow in EW-7438RPn from Edimax. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.28a. Affected by this issue is the function formwlencrypt24g of the file /goform/formwlencrypt24g of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument key1 results in buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.28a

Weakness: CWE-120, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

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