CVE-2026-18589

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

Published Aug 3, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wavlink wl-nu516u1
Vendors & Products Wavlink wl-nu516u1
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Wavlink WL-NU516U1 nas.cgi change_password stack-based overflow
First Time appeared Wavlink
Wavlink wl-nu516u1 Firmware
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-121
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Wavlink
Wavlink wl-nu516u1 Firmware
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, '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/E:P'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2026, 7:59 PM
Reserved
Aug 2, 2026, 8:33 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 3, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 10:10 PM