CVE-2026-8229
MediumCVSS 6.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk91th percentile - higher than 91% of all known CVEs
Summary
An OS command injection vulnerability was detected in Wavlink NU516U1 240425 in the WifiBasic function of /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi. Manipulating arguments AuthMethod/EncrypType allows remote command execution. The exploit is publicly available.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can remotely take control of the device, risking network security and access to sensitive data.
Recommendation
Contact the vendor immediately for a patch or consider replacing the device with a supported model.
Other vulnerabilities in Wavlink NU516U1
See all- CVE-2026-8230Medium
An OS command injection vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 240425 in the sys_login1 function of /cgi-bin/login.cgi. Manipulating the ipaddr argument allows remote command execution. The exploit has been published.
- CVE-2026-8228Medium
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- CVE-2026-8227Medium
An OS command injection vulnerability was identified in Wavlink NU516U1 240425 in the wzdapMesh function of /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. The attack can be performed remotely. The exploit has been made public.
- CVE-2026-8192Medium
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- CVE-2026-8191Medium
An OS command injection vulnerability was identified in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425 in the wifi_region function of /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. Manipulating arguments skiplist1/skiplist2 allows remote command execution. The exploit is publicly available.
- CVE-2026-8190Medium
An OS command injection vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425 in the wan function of /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. Manipulating arguments ppp_username, ppp_passwd, rwan_ip, rwan_mask, rwan_gateway allows remote command execution. The exploit has been disclosed.
- CVE-2026-8189Medium
A vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. The function wzdrepeater in the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi is affected by OS command injection via manipulation of arguments wlan_bssid, sel_Automode, or sel_EncrypTyp. The attack can be launched remotely and the exploit has been made public.
- CVE-2026-8188Medium
An OS command injection vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425 in the change_wifi_password function of /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. Manipulating arguments wl_channel, wl_Pass, EncrypType allows remote command execution. The exploit has been disclosed.
- CVE-2025-10964Medium
A weakness has been identified in Wavlink NU516U1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sub_401B30 of the file /cgi-bin/firewall.cgi. This manipulation of the argument remoteManagementEnabled causes command injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- CVE-2025-10963Medium
A security flaw has been discovered in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. Affected is the function sub_4016F0 of the file /cgi-bin/firewall.cgi. The manipulation of the argument del_flag results in command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

