CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-5959

MediumCVSS 6.6
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.51%

43th percentile - higher than 43% of all known CVEs

Summary

A security flaw was discovered in GL.iNet GL-RM1, GL-RM10, GL-RM10RC, and GL-RM1PE 1.8.1 in an unknown function of the Factory Reset Handler component. Manipulation results in improper authentication; the attack can be initiated remotely, though complexity is high and exploitation is difficult.

Risk Assessment

This could allow unauthorized actions within the factory reset procedure, although exploitation is difficult.

Recommendation

Upgrade the device to version 1.8.2, which fixes this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS