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High 8.8Published May 9, 2026

CVE-2026-8189A vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425.

Updated under an hour ago ()

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

A vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. Affected by this vulnerability is the function wzdrepeater of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. The manipulation of the argument wlan_bssid/sel_Automode/sel_EncrypTyp results in os command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

CVSS
8.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77, CWE-78
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Jul 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
wavlink wl-nu516u1_firmware
wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware
m16u1_v240425
NVD

References

  • exploit, third-party-advisory
  • third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
  • third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
  • permissions-required, vdb-entry

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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