CVE-2026-5004Wavlink WL-WN579X3-C UPNP firewall.cgi sub_4019FC stack-based overflow
- 8.7HighCVSS base score
- 0.70%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 46% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
A vulnerability was determined in Wavlink WL-WN579X3-C 231124. This impacts the function sub_4019FC of the file /cgi-bin/firewall.cgi of the component UPNP Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument UpnpEnabled can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
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Timeline
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Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | High8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Critical9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | High7.4 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.70% · top 46% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.7.
Affected products
- affected 231124
References
References4
- VDB-353891 | Wavlink WL-WN579X3-C UPNP firewall.cgi sub_4019FC stack-based overflow (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-353891 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #779149 | Wavlink WL-WN579X3-C V231124 Stack-based Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/Litengzheng/vul_db/blob/main/WL-WN579X3-C/vul_200/README.md (opens in a new tab)exploit
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-16937 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2026-5004)Record last updated .