CVE-2026-18590
Severity CVSS v4.0:
LOW
Type:
CWE-77
Command Injection
Publication date:
03/08/2026
Last modified:
12/08/2026
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
2.10
Severity 4.0
LOW
Base Score 3.x
6.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
6.50
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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-2026-18590
- https://vuldb.com/submit/850527
- https://vuldb.com/submit/850560
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/385418
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/385418/cti



