CVE-2026-8229A vulnerability was detected in Wavlink NU516U1 240425.
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A vulnerability was detected in Wavlink NU516U1 240425. The affected element is the function WifiBasic of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi. Performing a manipulation of the argument AuthMethod/EncrypType results in os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may 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
wavlink wl-nu516u1_firmware wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware | m16u1_v240425 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Wavlink/vuln_8/8.mdexploit, third-party-advisory
- https://vuldb.com/submit/800734third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/362446third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/362446/ctipermissions-required, vdb-entry
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