CVE-2022-2486Public exploit

Authenticated command execution via unsanitized upgrade key

Published Jul 20, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025

OS command injection in Wavlink WN535K2 and WN535K3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via mesh.cgi. The /cgi-bin/mesh.cgi?page=upgrade handler passes the key parameter to an operating-system command without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Access to an adjacent network and low privileges is required; injected commands execute with the CGI process privileges.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability30.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Wavlink WN535K2 and WN535K3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via mesh.cgi. The /cgi-bin/mesh.cgi?page=upgrade handler passes the key parameter to an operating-system command without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Access to an adjacent network and low privileges is required; injected commands execute with the CGI process privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2486
Published
Jul 20, 2022
Updated
Apr 15, 2025
Vendor
Wavlink
Product
HALO Base WN535K2
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 20, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Wavlink · HALO Base WN535K2version=n/a
Wavlink · HALO Base WN535K3version=n/a

Published CVSS scores

8.0VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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