A security vulnerability has been detected in Wavlink NU516U1 240425.

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Timeline

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1. May 10, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   A security vulnerability has been detected in Wavlink NU516U1 240425. Impacted is the function advance of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument wlan_conf/Channel/skiplist/ieee_80211h leads to os command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   A security vulnerability has been detected in Wavlink NU516U1 240425. Impacted is the function advance of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument wlan_conf/Channel/skiplist/ieee_80211h leads to os command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

Affected

• cpe wavlink/wl-nu516u1 firmwarem16u1_v240425

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8228

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8228

  A security vulnerability has been detected in Wavlink NU516U1 240425. Impacted is the function advance of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument wlan_conf/Channel/skiplist/ieee_80211h leads to os command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. T

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Exploit · github.com
• Third Party Advisory · vuldb.com
• Third Party Advisory · vuldb.com
• Permissions Required · vuldb.com