Medium 6.3Published May 9, 2026

CVE-2026-8188Wavlink NU516U1 adm.cgi change_wifi_password os command injection

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 10:30 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A 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.

CVSS: 6.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)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
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78, CWE-77
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: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Wavlink NU516U1 wavlink:nu516u1 (from the name)	M16U1_V240425	CNA record
wavlink wl-nu516u1_firmware wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware	m16u1_v240425	NVD

References

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/362340	vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362340/cti	signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/submit/800727	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Wavlink/vuln_1/1.md	exploit, third-party-advisory

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