Wavlink NU516U1 adm.cgi change_wifi_password os command injection

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-8188
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-09 16:16:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-13 16:09:33 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability has been found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. Affected is the function change_wifi_password of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. The manipulation of the argument wl_channel/wl_Pass/EncrypType leads to os command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 2.1 LOW from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.003510000 probability, percentile 0.576180000 (date 2026-05-20)

Problem Types: CWE-77 | CWE-78 | CWE-78 OS Command Injection | CWE-77 Command Injection

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary2.1LOWCVSS: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/C...
4.0CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS: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
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
3.0CNADECLARED6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
2.0[email protected]Secondary6.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED6.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

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

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Wavlink Wl-nu516u1 - All All All
Operating System Wavlink Wl-nu516u1 Firmware m16u1_v240425 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Wavlink NU516U1 affected M16U1_V240425 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
vuldb.com/vuln/362340 [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
vuldb.com/vuln/362340/cti [email protected] vuldb.com Permissions Required, VDB Entry
github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Wavlink/vuln_1/1.md [email protected] github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
vuldb.com/submit/800727 [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Ziyue Xie (VulDB User) (en)

CNA: VulDB CNA Team (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-05-08T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2026-05-08T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2026-05-08T21:57:19.000ZVulDB entry last update
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