CVE-2026-4163 (GCVE-0-2026-4163)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-14 22:32
Modified
2026-03-17 14:11
Severity ?
8.9 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in Wavlink WL-WN579A3 220323. This issue affects the function SetName/GuestWifi of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wavlink WL-WN579A3 Version: 220323
    cpe:2.3:o:wavlink:wl-wn579a3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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