VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-8229

A vulnerability was detected in Wavlink NU516U1 240425.

LOW 2.1EPSS 4.94%

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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.94%). 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: 4.94% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-78
Affected: wavlink/wl-nu516u1 firmware
Source: cna@vuldb.com

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. Refreshed daily.