Wavlink WL-WN579A3 wireless.cgi AddMac command injection

published 2026-02-16 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-6131

cvss: 6.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 9.2%; EPSS 9.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 0; none known

A weakness has been identified in Wavlink WL-WN579A3 up to 20210219. This affects the function AddMac of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi. This manipulation of the argument macAddr causes command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 8 mo ago (2026-02-17)

Exploit prediction

9.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/MRAdera/IoT-Vuls/blob/main/wavlink/wn579a3/AddMac.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	6.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	2.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
CNA	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Wavlink WL-WN579A3

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

github.com /MRAdera/IoT-Vuls/blob/main/wavlink/wn579a3/AddMac.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?id.346118
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.346118
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
vuldb.com /?submit.748077
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-2530
NVD CVE-2026-2530

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Summary