Wavlink NU516U1 adm.cgi wzdrepeater os command injection

published 2026-05-09 6 mo ago modified 2026-07-24 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-28916

cvss: 6.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 7.8%; EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 5 mo ago (2026-05-11)

Exploit prediction

7.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Wavlink/vuln_2/2.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 NU516U1

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

github.com /wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Wavlink/vuln_2/2.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /vuln/362341
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /vuln/362341/cti
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
vuldb.com /submit/800728
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-8189
NVD CVE-2026-8189

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Summary