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TI-2026-15234 Aliases CVE-2026-18589GHSA-jfmw-hm93-c7jh

Wavlink WL-NU516U1 nas.cgi change_password stack-based overflow

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 708c073-mt7628. This impacts the function change_password of the file nas.cgi. The manipulation of the argument User1Passwd results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01096 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WavlinkWL-NU516U1708c073-mt7628—No fix listedCNA
  • WL-NU516U1 VendorWavlink Affected 708c073-mt7628 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Wavlink
  • cpe:2.3:o:wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Wavlink

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18589
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfmw-hm93-c7jh

References

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-02298 WAVLINK WN535K2/WN535K3 nightled.cgi os command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-83752 OS command injection in WAVLINK WN551X3-A DNS resolution handler CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-83751 WAVLINK WN551X3-A WireGuard CLI Group ioos os command injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-83668 Stack-based overflow in WAVLINK WN536AX6-A OpenVPN handler CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-83667 OS command injection in WAVLINK WN536AX6-A WireGuard handler CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-83666 OS command injection in WAVLINK WN536AX6-A openvpn_cli handler CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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