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TI-2026-05224 Aliases CVE-2026-5959GHSA-69gc-w6vg-q56g

GL.iNet GL-RM1/GL-RM10/GL-RM10RC/GL-RM1PE Factory Reset improper authentication

Priority LOW 35CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00518 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GL-RM1 (GL.iNet): 1.8.2GL-RM10 (GL.iNet): 1.8.2+2 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GL.iNetGL-RM11.8.11.8.2Patch availableCNA
GL.iNetGL-RM101.8.11.8.2Patch availableCNA
GL.iNetGL-RM10RC1.8.11.8.2Patch availableCNA
GL.iNetGL-RM1PE1.8.11.8.2Patch availableCNA
  • GL-RM1 VendorGL.iNet Affected 1.8.1 Fixed in 1.8.2 Patch available CNA
  • GL-RM10 VendorGL.iNet Affected 1.8.1 Fixed in 1.8.2 Patch available CNA
  • GL-RM10RC VendorGL.iNet Affected 1.8.1 Fixed in 1.8.2 Patch available CNA
  • GL-RM1PE VendorGL.iNet Affected 1.8.1 Fixed in 1.8.2 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GL-RM1 (GL.iNet) Fixed in 1.8.2
  • Fix · CNA GL-RM10 (GL.iNet) Fixed in 1.8.2
  • Fix · CNA GL-RM10RC (GL.iNet) Fixed in 1.8.2
  • Fix · CNA GL-RM1PE (GL.iNet) Fixed in 1.8.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5959
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69gc-w6vg-q56g
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-21387 GL-iNet GL-AR300M16 v4.3.11 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26219 GL-iNet products AR750/AR750S/AR300M/AR300M16/MT300N-V2/B1300/MT1300/SFT1200/X750… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-27815 An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices before version 4.5.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-15082 An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices before 3.216. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-14015 GL.iNET MT3000 4.1.0 Release 2 is vulnerable to OS Command Injection via /usr/lib/oui-httpd/rpc/logread. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-15312 GL.iNet GL-MT3000 nas-web RPC Wrapper glc nas-web.add_user command injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
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