CVE-2026-5959

high

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in GL.iNet GL-RM1, GL-RM10, GL-RM10RC and GL-RM1PE 1.8.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Factory Reset Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 1.8.2 can resolve this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/356512/cti

https://vuldb.com/vuln/356512

https://vuldb.com/submit/786688

https://github.com/gl-inet/CVE-issues/blob/main/KVM/1.8.1/Remote%20Access%20Authentication%20Bypass%20After%20Factory%20Reset.md

https://dl.gl-inet.com/kvm/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-09

Updated: 2026-04-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00116