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Medium 6.8Published Mar 17, 2026
CVE-2026-32291GL-iNet Comet (GL-RM1) KVM unauthenticated root access via UART serial console
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The GL-iNet Comet (GL-RM1) KVM before 1.8.2 does not require authentication on the UART serial console. This attack requires physically opening the device and connecting to the UART pins.
- CVSS
- 6.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-306
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- cisa-cg
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
GL-iNet Comet KVM gl_inet:comet_kvm (from the name) | before 1.8.2; 1.8.2 not affected | CNA record |
gl-inet comet_gl-rm1_firmware gl-inet:comet_gl-rm1_firmware | before 1.8.2 | NVD |
References
- https://eclypsium.com/blog/your-kvm-is-the-weak-link-how-30-dollar-devices-can-own-your-entire-network/third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32291third-party-advisory
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-26-076-01.jsonbroken-link
- https://dl.gl-inet.com/release/kvm/release/RM1/1.8.2patch, release-notes
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