Description
A vulnerability was identified in Wavlink WL-NU516U1-A M16U1_V240425. The impacted element is the function sub_407504 of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi of the component POST Parameter Handler. Such manipulation of the argument Guest_ssid leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavlink | WL-NU516U1-A | M16U1_V240425 | — |
References
- VDB-374547 | Wavlink WL-NU516U1-A POST Parameter wireless.cgi sub_407504 stack-based overflow vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-374547 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-13539 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #834024 | Wavlink WL-NU516U1-A M16U1_V240425 Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/Svigo-o/Wavlink_vul/tree/main/wavlink-wl-nu516u1-wireless-guestwifi-guestssid-buffer-overflow exploit
- https://dl.wavlink.com/firmware/RD/WINSTAR_NU516U1-WO-A-2026-06-22-5ccde97-mt7628-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin patch