A flaw has been found in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. Affected by this issue is the function formLicence of the file /goform/formLicence. This manipulation of the argument submit-url causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated 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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

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Edimax EW-7438RPn affected
Version Status Constraints
1.31 affected —

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References
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https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Edimax/vuln_16/16.md cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/submit/813900 cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365444 cve-icon
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History

Mon, 25 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw has been found in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. Affected by this issue is the function formLicence of the file /goform/formLicence. This manipulation of the argument submit-url causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated 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.
Title Edimax EW-7438RPn formLicence stack-based overflow
First Time appeared Edimax
Edimax ew-7438rpn
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-121
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:edimax:ew-7438rpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Edimax
Edimax ew-7438rpn
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 9, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, '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'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, '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'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-25T13:45:08.371Z

Reserved: 2026-05-24T08:03:14.471Z

Link: CVE-2026-9463

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Updated: 2026-05-25T15:45:16Z

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