CVE-2026-8229

MEDIUM 6.3

Wavlink NU516U1 wireless.cgi WifiBasic os command injection

CVSS Score

6.3

EPSS Score

0.8%

EPSS Percentile

75th

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.

CWE	CWE-78 CWE-77
Vendor	wavlink
Product	nu516u1
Published	May 10, 2026
Last Updated	May 11, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

Wavlink / NU516U1

240425

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/362446 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/362446/cti vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/submit/800734 github.com: https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Wavlink/vuln_8/8.md

Credits

🔍 Ziyue Xie (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team