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Wavlink NU516U1 CVE-2026-8229

| EUVD-2026-28977 LOW
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-05-10 VulDB GHSA-c696-6wrh-863m
2.1
CVSS 4.0

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS: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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Severity Changed
May 10, 2026 - 05:22 NVD
MEDIUM LOW
CVSS changed
May 10, 2026 - 05:22 NVD
6.3 (MEDIUM) 2.1 (LOW)
Analysis Generated
May 10, 2026 - 05:15 vuln.today
CVE Published
May 10, 2026 - 04:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.3

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

Remote command injection in Wavlink NU516U1 240425 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via manipulation of the AuthMethod or EncrypType arguments in the WifiBasic function of /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi. Publicly available exploit code exists, and the vendor was notified early of the disclosure.

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