# CVE-2025-10961: Wavlink NU516U1 Delete_Mac_list wireless.cgi sub_4030C0 command injection

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the delete_list argument in the wireless.cgi script of Wavlink NU516U1 routers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pv57-xmj7-rvfx

## What is CVE-2025-10961?

CVE-2025-10961 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Wavlink NU516U1, published on 25 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in Wavlink NU516U1 M16U1_V240425. This affects the function sub_4030C0 of the file /cgi-bin/wireless.cgi of the component Delete_Mac_list Page. Executing manipulation of the argument delete_list can lead to command injection. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10961?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wavlink Wl-Nu516u1 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-10961?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-10961 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-10961 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wavlink NU516U1

- [CVE-2026-3703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3703/): Wavlink NU516U1 login.cgi sub_401A10 out-of-bounds write (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-4861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4861/): Wavlink WL-NU516U1 nas.cgi ftext stack-based overflow (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-3612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3612/): Wavlink WL-NU516U1 OTA Online Upgrade adm.cgi sub_405AF4 command injection (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2026-3613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3613/): Wavlink WL-NU516U1 login.cgi sub_401A0C stack-based overflow (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2026-2615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2615/): Wavlink WL-NU516U1 firewall.cgi singlePortForwardDelete command injection (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-10961 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-10961 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Wavlink NU516U1, published on 25 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-10961 exists.

Affected product: Wavlink NU516U1. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10961/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10961/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10961
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10961
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-10961

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10961/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.