CVE-2026-18589
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.
Published:Aug 3, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 3, 2026
EPS:Aug 3, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00609
CVSS Score:9.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Wavlink
Product
Wl-nu516u1
Wavlink
Wl-nu516u1
Vendor
Wavlink
Product
Wl-nu516u1 Firmware
Wavlink
Wl-nu516u1 Firmware
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
