CVE-2026-8191: Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425 WiFi Settings Manipulation Risk

Summary

A vulnerability in Wavlink's NU516U1 M16U1_V240425 allows an attacker to manipulate WiFi settings remotely. This could potentially allow an attacker to execute system commands, which could lead to unauthorized access or disruption of the device. The vendor has been notified and is likely working on a fix, but it's essential to monitor for any updates or patches.

What to do

No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
wavlink	wl-nu516u1_firmware	m16u1_v240425 `cpe:2.3:o:wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware:m16u1_v240425:::::::*`

Original title

A vulnerability was identified in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. This affects the function wifi_region of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument skiplist1/skiplist2 leads to o...

Original description

A vulnerability was identified in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. This affects the function wifi_region of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument skiplist1/skiplist2 leads to os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

nvd CVSS2.0 6.5

nvd CVSS3.1 6.3

nvd CVSS4.0 2.1

Vulnerability type

CWE-77 Command Injection

CWE-78 OS Command Injection