HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-8190
HIGH

CVE-2026-8190

CWE-77Published: May 9, 2026· Updated: May 13, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.84%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:74.8th

Official Description

A vulnerability was determined in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. Affected by this issue is the function wan of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi. This manipulation of the argument ppp_username/ppp_passwd/rwan_ip/rwan_mask/rwan_gateway is directly passed by the attacker/so we can control the ppp_username/ppp_passwd/rwan_ip/rwan_mask/rwan_gateway causes os command injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-8190 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

wavlink2 products
wl-nu516u1 firmwarewl-nu516u1
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

All References (4)

https://vuldb.com/submit/800729Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362342Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362342/ctiPermissions Required · VDB Entry

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-8190
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-77
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.84%
Affected1 vendor
PublishedMay 9, 2026

Related CVEs (CWE-77)

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-8190 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.