Vulnerability · CVE-2026-3661
A flaw has been found in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 240425.
Published Mar 7, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · wl-nu516u1 firmware
Check this week
CVE-2026-3661 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 11.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run wl-nu516u1 firmware.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low2.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 11.34%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe wavlink/wl-nu516u1 firmware
A flaw has been found in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 240425. This affects the function ota_new_upgrade of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. This manipulation of the argument model causes command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
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- cpe wavlink/wl-nu516u1 firmwarem16u1_v240425
How to fix CVE-2026-3661
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2026-3661 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 11.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run wl-nu516u1 firmware.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with wavlink/wl-nu516u1 firmware m16u1_v240425. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-74: Injection; CWE-77: Command Injection. EPSS 11.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 7, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A flaw has been found in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 240425. This affects the function ota_new_upgrade of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. This manipulation of the argument model causes command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A flaw has been found in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 240425. This affects the function ota_new_upgrade of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. This manipulation of the argument model causes command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3661
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-3661
30-day exploitation probability 11.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3661
A flaw has been found in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 240425. This affects the function ota_new_upgrade of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. This manipulation of the argument model causes command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.