CRITICAL 9.3 NVD
CVE-2026-18588
A vulnerability has been found in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 708c073-mt7628. This affects the function fgets of the file nas.cgi. The manipulation of the argument CONTE
A vulnerability has been found in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 708c073-mt7628. This affects the function fgets of the file nas.cgi. The manipulation of the argument CONTENT_LENGTH leads to stack-based buffer overflow. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. You should 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.
References
- https://dl.wavlink.com/firmware/RD/WINSTAR_NU516U1-WO-A-2026-07-13-4b8a21f-mt7628-squashfs
- https://github.com/oduoke567/WAVLINK-NU516U1-2026-05-1/blob/main/report2.md
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18588
- https://vuldb.com/submit/850500
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/385416
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3 was published on 2026-08-03 via NVD.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-08-03 · 0 days ago
Remediation Resources
Official Advisory
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18588Official Advisory
vuldb.com/vuln/385416Analysis & PoC
vuldb.com/submit/850500
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