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CVE-2026-13539: Wavlink WL-NU516U1-A POST Parameter wireless.cgi sub_407504 stack-based overflow

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-29 · updated 2026-10-25
• Weakness: CWE-119

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

• Wavlink WL-NU516U1-A: M16U1_V240425

References

• https://dl.wavlink.com/firmware/RD/WINSTAR_NU516U1-WO-A-2026-06-22-5ccde97-mt7628-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
• https://github.com/Svigo-o/Wavlink_vul/tree/main/wavlink-wl-nu516u1-wireless-guestwifi-guestssid-buffer-overflow
• https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-13539
• https://vuldb.com/submit/834024
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/374547
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/374547/cti

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