Authenticated command execution via unsanitized firewall parameters
Published Mar 22, 2026 · Updated Mar 22, 2026
Command injection in Wavlink WL-WN578W2 firmware 221110 allows remote authenticated users to execute operating-system commands. The firewall.cgi POST handler passes an untrusted dmz_flag or del_flag value through sprintf into a command string that sub_402AC0 executes with system(). A valid web-management session is required; crafted DMZ or port-forward deletion requests run injected commands with the firmware process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in Wavlink WL-WN578W2 firmware 221110 allows remote authenticated users to execute operating-system commands. The firewall.cgi POST handler passes an untrusted dmz_flag or del_flag value through sprintf into a command string that sub_402AC0 executes with system(). A valid web-management session is required; crafted DMZ or port-forward deletion requests run injected commands with the firmware process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-4543
- Published
- Mar 22, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 22, 2026
- Vendor
- Wavlink
- Product
- WL-WN578W2 Firmware
- Classifications
- CWE-74, CWE-77, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=221110
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- del_flag command-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
- dmz_flag command-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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