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Public proof of concept

CVE-2026-2528

Wavlink WL-WN579A3 wireless.cgi Delete_Mac_list command injection

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-02-16
  • WeaknessCWE-74 · CWE-77

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Description

A vulnerability was identified in Wavlink WL-WN579A3 up to 20210219. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Delete_Mac_list of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi. The manipulation of the argument delete_list leads to command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-02-1602:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Wavlink wl-wn579a3 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
2021.x≤ 2021-02-19no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-02-17
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 4.02.1read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.16.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-74, CWE-77read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-77read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score9.2 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-02-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-2528?

A vulnerability was identified in Wavlink WL-WN579A3 up to 20210219. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Delete_Mac_list of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi. The manipulation of the argument delete_list leads to command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Is CVE-2026-2528 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-2528, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-2528?

CVE-2026-2528 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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