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Medium 6.6Published Feb 16, 2026

CVE-2026-2565Wavlink WL-NU516U1 adm.cgi sub_40785C stack-based overflow

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It affects Wavlink WL-NU516U1. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

A weakness has been identified in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 20251208. Affected by this issue is the function sub_40785C of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. This manipulation of the argument time_zone causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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.

CVSS
6.6 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-121, CWE-119
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
VulDB
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Wavlink WL-NU516U1
wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware
20251208
CNA record
wavlink wl-nu516u1_firmware
wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware
through 2025-12-08
NVD

References

  • vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
  • signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
  • third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
  • exploit, third-party-advisory

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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CVE-2026-2565: Wavlink WL-NU516U1 adm.cgi sub_40785C stack-based overflow | InfoSec Signals