OS command injection in WAVLINK WN579X3-D wapi.cgi port_forward
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-77.
Summary
WAVLINK WN579X3-D V250402 has an OS command injection flaw (CWE-78) in the port_forward function of /cgi-bin/wapi.cgi. Manipulating the Name argument lets a remote attacker inject operating system commands. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 9.4 (CRITICAL), and a public exploit exists and may be used. CISA SSVC rates exploitation as PoC, and the CVE is not in CISA KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
A vulnerability was detected in WAVLINK WN579X3-D V250402. This affects the function port_forward of the file /cgi-bin/wapi.cgi. The manipulation of the argument Name results in os command injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for WAVLINK WN579X3-D. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the device's web management interface.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-01 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120196
- 2026-11-01 Alias added: GHSA-fmc2-w58f-qqpv
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
More Wavlink vulnerabilities
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-120196 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120196 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fmc2-w58f-qqpv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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