Vulnerability · Published May 4, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-41924WDR201A WiFi Extender OS Command Injection via makeRequest.cgi
Critical 9.3
In plain English
A critical-severity OS command injection in WDR201A WiFi Extender from Shenzhen Yipu Commercial and Trading Co., Ltd. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.2% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
WDR201A WiFi Extender (HW V2.1, FW LFMZX28040922V1.02) contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the makeRequest.cgi binary that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by injecting malicious input into the set_time or StartSniffer functions. Attackers can craft a POST request with specially crafted ampersand-delimited parameters to bypass input sanitization and execute commands with a maximum length of 31 bytes through the date command or channel parameter processing.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen Yipu Commercial and Trading Co., Ltd | WDR201A WiFi Extender | 0 – through 1.02.0 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://mstreet97.github.io/security-research/iot/vulnerability-disclosure/ai-assisted-research/cybersecurity/cve/2026/05/04/Teaching_the_Machine_Where_to_Look.html technical-description, exploit
- https://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/yeapook/#:~:text=Established%20in%202015.%2CDistrict%2C%20Shenzhen%2C%20Guangdong%2C%20China product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wdr201a-wifi-extender-os-command-injection-via-makerequest-cgi third-party-advisory