CVE-2026-18589
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
1.1%
64.1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-119
Published 2026-08-03 · modified 2026-08-12
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-08-03 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-12 — Last modified (NVD)
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.
References
- https://dl.wavlink.com/firmware/RD/WINSTAR_NU516U1-WO-A-2026-07-13-4b8a21f-mt7628-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
- https://github.com/oduoke567/WAVLINK-NU516U1-2026-05-1/blob/main/report2.md
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18589
- https://vuldb.com/submit/850501
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/385417
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/385417/cti