Vulnerability · Published Jul 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-15513Wavlink WL-NU516U1 adm.cgi wlink_uci_set_value os command injection
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity OS command injection in WL-NU516U1 from Wavlink. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A security flaw has been discovered in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 260515. This affects the function wlink_uci_set_value of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. Performing a manipulation of the argument lan_ip results in os command injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. You should 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 | 260515 |
Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-377842 | Wavlink WL-NU516U1 adm.cgi wlink_uci_set_value os command injection vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-377842 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-15513 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #847517 | WAVLINK NU516U1 M16U1_V260515 OS Command Injection third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/0xcc12138/wavlink-nu516u1-csrf-command-injection- exploit
- https://dl.wavlink.com/firmware/RD/WINSTAR_NU516U1-WO-A-2026-06-22-5ccde97-mt7628-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin patch