OS command injection in WAVLINK WN536AX6-A openvpn_cli handler
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-77.
Summary
WAVLINK WN536AX6-A V260507 is affected. The openvpn_cli handler in /protocol.csp does not properly neutralize the file_id argument, which allows OS command injection (CWE-78). A remote attacker can exploit it without authentication, and a public exploit has been published.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
A flaw has been found in WAVLINK WN536AX6-A V260507. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /protocol.csp of the component openvpn_cli Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument file_id can lead to os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published 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
- 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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for WAVLINK WN536AX6-A.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120279
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-x3j2-x298-hcr4
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-02 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
More Wavlink vulnerabilities
- 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-2026-83664 WAVLINK WN536AX6-A WireGuard CLI Group ioos sub_41a1d8 OS command injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-120279 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120279 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x3j2-x298-hcr4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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