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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-8189 · published 9 May 2026

CVE-2026-8189: Wavlink wl-nu516u1 firmware command injection vulnerability

Wavlink · Wl Nu516u1 Firmware

A vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. Affected by this vulnerability is the function wzdrepeater of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. The manipulation of the argument wlan_bssid/sel_Automode/sel_EncrypTyp results in os command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

2.1 CVSS 4.0 Low EPSS 8.5% · top 5.1% CWE-77 · Command injectionCWE-78 · OS command injection
2.1CVSS 4.0 base score, v2 6.5
8.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 1 tagged exploit
24 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. Affected by this vulnerability is the function wzdrepeater of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. The manipulation of the argument wlan_bssid/sel_Automode/sel_EncrypTyp results in os command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

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:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Wavlink/vuln_2/2.md ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/800728 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362341 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362341/cti Permissions RequiredVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-8189), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.