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CVE-2026-8229

A vulnerability was detected in Wavlink NU516U1 240425.

LOW 2.1EPSS 8.07%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.07%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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 4.0: 2.1 LOWCVSS: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/M
EPSS: 8.07% probability · 95th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-78
Affected: wavlink/wl-nu516u1 firmware
Source: cna@vuldb.com

EPSS trend

EPSS moved from 8.5% on 24 September 2026 to 8.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.