Vulnerability · Published Jun 29, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-13539Wavlink WL-NU516U1-A POST Parameter wireless.cgi sub_407504 stack-based overflow

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity stack buffer overflow in WL-NU516U1-A from Wavlink. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was identified in Wavlink WL-NU516U1-A M16U1_V240425. The impacted element is the function sub_407504 of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi of the component POST Parameter Handler. Such manipulation of the argument Guest_ssid leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Wavlink WL-NU516U1-A M16U1_V240425

Weakness: CWE-121, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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