CVE-2026-2565

Wavlink WL-NU516U1 adm.cgi sub_40785C stack-based overflow

Published Feb 16, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A weakness has been identified in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 20251208. Affected by this issue is the function sub_40785C of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. This manipulation of the argument time_zone causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wavlink wl-nu516u1 Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:wavlink:wl-nu516u1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Wavlink wl-nu516u1 Firmware
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wavlink
Wavlink wl-nu516u1
Vendors & Products Wavlink
Wavlink wl-nu516u1
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A weakness has been identified in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 20251208. Affected by this issue is the function sub_40785C of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. This manipulation of the argument time_zone causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title Wavlink WL-NU516U1 adm.cgi sub_40785C stack-based overflow
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
Feb 23, 2026, 10:12 AM
Reserved
Feb 15, 2026, 7:40 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 16, 2026, 5:18 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:31 AM