CVE-2026-8189
published 2026-05-09CVE-2026-8189: 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…
PriorityP272high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
4.81%
90.8th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| wavlink | nu516u1 | — | — |
| wavlink | wl-nu516u1_firmware | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv4.02.1LOWCVSS: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
nvdv2.06.5MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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GHSA
GHSA-2hvf-6vwf-3fjq: A vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-09
CVE-2026-8189 [LOW] CWE-77 GHSA-2hvf-6vwf-3fjq: A vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425
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.
VulDB
Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425 /cgi-bin/adm.cgi wzdrepeater wlan_bssid/sel_Automode/sel_EncrypTyp os command injection
vuldb·2026-05-08·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2026-8189 [LOW] Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425 /cgi-bin/adm.cgi wzdrepeater wlan_bssid/sel_Automode/sel_EncrypTyp os command injection
A vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. It has been declared as critical. 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.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-8189. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-05-09
Published