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).
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)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- VDB-374547 | Wavlink WL-NU516U1-A POST Parameter wireless.cgi sub_407504 stack-based overflow vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-374547 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-13539 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #834024 | Wavlink WL-NU516U1-A M16U1_V240425 Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/Svigo-o/Wavlink_vul/tree/main/wavlink-wl-nu516u1-wireless-guestwifi-guestssid-buffer-overflow exploit
- https://dl.wavlink.com/firmware/RD/WINSTAR_NU516U1-WO-A-2026-06-22-5ccde97-mt7628-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin patch