CVE-2026-18590: Wavlink Wl-NU516U1

Medium severity, CVSS 6.3. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability was determined in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 708c073-mt7628. Affected is the function set_sys_adm of the file adm.cgi of the component Admin Password Handler. This manipulation causes os command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Affected products

• Wavlink Wl-NU516U1: version 708c073-mt7628 only

Published 2026-08-03. Last modified 2026-08-12.