Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach device web interface
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DeliverySend crafted request to /cgi-bin/upload.cgi
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ExploitSupply malicious Cookie argument
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ExecutionTrigger null pointer dereference
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ImpactCrash CGI service (DoS)
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Null pointer safety, defensive checks
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network reachability to the Wavlink WL-WN592AX6 web management interface (firmware build 250422) and the ability to send an HTTP request to the /cgi-bin/upload.cgi endpoint with an attacker-controlled Cookie header; no authentication or user interaction is needed per CVSS PR:N/UI:N. The primary limiting factor is exposure: these range extenders are typically on LANs and not internet-facing by default, so realistic risk depends heavily on whether the management interface is reachable from the attacker's position. Impact is confined to denial of service of the CGI handler; there is no code execution, privilege gain, or data disclosure. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-to-moderate priority issue despite the 6.9 CVSS 4.0 score. The vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity attack, which raises the score, but the actual impact is a null pointer dereference (CWE-476) in the upload.cgi handler - a denial-of-service condition only. The CVSS impact metrics reflect this limited blast radius: VC:N (no confidentiality loss), VI:L and VA:L (only partial integrity/availability effect), and no scope change, so there is no code execution or data disclosure. The SSVC/exploit-maturity signal is E:P (proof-of-concept), consistent with the description's statement that public exploit code exists; this is NOT confirmed active exploitation. There is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS value supplied in the input, so widespread automated exploitation cannot be asserted. Signals are broadly consistent (network DoS, POC available, no RCE), so the main driver of real risk is simply whether the affected Wavlink device is internet-exposed. Note the VI:L marking is slightly unusual for a pure null-pointer DoS, which usually maps to availability only - verify with the vendor/VulDB whether any integrity effect truly applies. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker who can reach the device's web management interface sends a crafted HTTP request to /cgi-bin/upload.cgi with a malicious Cookie header value, triggering a null pointer dereference in the main function and crashing the CGI handler. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is reported to exist, lowering the effort required. The result is a denial of service (process/service crash) rather than code execution or data theft. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
A remotely triggerable null pointer dereference in the Wavlink WL-WN592AX6 range extender's web management interface (firmware build 250422) allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the /cgi-bin/upload.cgi handler by sending a crafted Cookie header, resulting in a denial of service. Publicly available exploit code exists (no CISA KEV confirmation), and the CVSS 4.0 base score is 6.9, but our independent assessment rates the practical risk as low-to-moderate because these devices are typically confined to local networks and exploitation requires reachability to the management interface. There is no code execution or data disclosure; the impact is limited to availability of the CGI handler.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch has been identified at the time of analysis; the vendor was contacted but no fixed firmware version is published. The most effective compensating control is to ensure the device's web management interface (including /cgi-bin/upload.cgi) is not reachable from untrusted networks-disable WAN access, remote management, and UPnP, and place the device behind a firewall. Because the attack requires sending an HTTP request with a crafted Cookie header to the CGI endpoint, restricting access to the management interface via IP allowlisting or a VPN reduces exposure. If the device is only used as a range extender, consider disabling the web interface entirely if the model supports it, though this may limit configuration changes. Monitor for unexpected reboots or web interface unavailability. Consult the VulDB entry (https://vuldb.com/vuln/416858) for updates as they become available.
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The vulnerability is a classic CWE-476 null pointer dereference in the main function of the CGI script /cgi-bin/upload.cgi on the Wavlink WL-WN592AX6. The script processes HTTP request headers, including the Cookie header, without adequately validating the pointer returned by parsing operations. When an attacker supplies a specially crafted Cookie value-likely one that causes a parsing or lookup function to return NULL-the code dereferences that null pointer, crashing the CGI process. This type of flaw is common in lightweight embedded web servers where error handling is minimal. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:wavlink:wl-wn592ax6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates that all firmware versions of this model are in scope, but the reported affected version is 250422. The CVSS 4.0 vector shows network exploitability, no privileges required, no user interaction, and low availability impact (VA:L), which aligns with our independent CVSS 3.1 assessment of A:L. There is no evidence of code execution, privilege escalation, or data disclosure.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Remote unauthenticated request to upload.cgi (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); null pointer dereference yields only a partial availability (DoS) impact with no confidentiality or integrity effect.
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CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
A weakness has been identified in Wavlink WL-WN592AX6 250422. Affected by this issue is the function main of the file /cgi-bin/upload.cgi. This manipulation of the argument Cookie causes null pointer dereference. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
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Attack Technique
A null pointer dereference occurs when a program attempts to access memory through a pointer that has been set to NULL (address 0x0).
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
EUVD-2026-98338
GHSA-63gq-q842-m3x6
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