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.
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.