CVE-2026-32290
GL-iNet Comet (GL-RM1) KVM insufficient firmware verification
The GL-iNet Comet (GL-RM1) KVM before version 1.8.2 does not sufficiently verify the authenticity of uploaded firmware files. An attacker-in-the-middle or a compromised update server could modify the firmware and the corresponding MD5 hash to pass verification.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.0
GL-iNet Comet (GL-RM1) KVM insufficient firmware verification
The GL-iNet Comet (GL-RM1) KVM before version 1.8.2 does not sufficiently verify the authenticity of uploaded firmware files. An attacker-in-the-middle or a compromised update server could modify the firmware and the corresponding MD5 hash to pass verification.
- Record
CVE-2026-32290- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-12598
7.0
The GL-iNet Comet (GL-RM1) KVM before version 1.8.2 does not sufficiently verify the authenticity of uploaded firmware files. An attacker-in-the-middle or a compromised update server could modify the firmware and the corresponding MD5 hash to pass verification.
- Record
EUVD-2026-12598- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5q3-pwqh-x9p9
7.0
The GL-iNet Comet (GL-RM1) KVM does not sufficiently verify the authenticity of uploaded firmware...
The GL-iNet Comet (GL-RM1) KVM does not sufficiently verify the authenticity of uploaded firmware files. An attacker-in-the-middle or a compromised update server could modify the firmware and the corresponding MD5 hash to pass verification.
- Record
GHSA-j5q3-pwqh-x9p9- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.0
The GL-iNet Comet (GL-RM1) KVM before version 1.8.2 does not sufficiently verify the authenticity of uploaded firmware files. An attacker-in-the-middle or a compromised update server could modify the firmware and the corresponding MD5 hash to pass verification.
- Record
CVE-2026-32290- CVSS 4.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-32290 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Gl-inet Comet Kvm, published March 17, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
eclypsium.com/blog/your-kvm-is-the-weak-link-how-30-dollar-devices-can-own-your-entire-network
raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-26-076-01.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32290
dl.gl-inet.com/release/kvm/release/RM1/1.8.2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32290
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j5q3-pwqh-x9p9