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CVE-2025-10960VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-10960: Wavlink NU516U1 · Command Injection

Affects Wavlink NU516U1Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
6.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 93% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately inventory their network devices to identify any Wavlink NU516U1 routers running the vulnerable firmware version M16U1_V240425. Until a vendor patch is available, network administrators should implement compensating controls such as restricting access to the router's management interface to trusted IP addresses only, preferably via VPN or internal network segments. Disabling remote management features and the affected DeleteMac functionality, if possible, can reduce attack surface. Network-level protections like intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) should be configured to detect and block suspicious command injection patterns targeting the /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi endpoint. Regular monitoring of router logs for unusual commands or access attempts is advised. Organizations should engage with Wavlink support channels to seek updates or patches and consider replacing vulnerable devices if no remediation is forthcoming. Additionally, segmenting critical network assets behind more secure firewalls can limit potential damage from compromised routers.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. The impacted element is the function sub_402D1C of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi of the component DeleteMac Page. Performing manipulation of the argument delete_list results in command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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