{"id":44938,"date":"2025-05-28T06:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T06:02:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T17:42:21","slug":"cve-2025-44882-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wavlink-wl-wn579a3-v1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44882-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wavlink-wl-wn579a3-v1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-44882: Command Injection Vulnerability in Wavlink WL-WN579A3 v1.0<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A recently discovered vulnerability, CVE-2025-44882, has been identified in Wavlink&#8217;s WL-WN579A3 v1.0. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to the security of systems and networks that utilize Wavlink&#8217;s product, due to its potential to enable attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted input. Given the widespread use of Wavlink&#8217;s products, this vulnerability can potentially impact a large number of users and organizations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4809-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac7-router-leads-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50637\">leading to system<\/a> compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-44882<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39401-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-in-mojoomla-wpams\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52611\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-88652517\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44881-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wavlink-wl-wn579a3-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52853\">Wavlink WL-WN579A3<\/a> | v1.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44880-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wavlink-wl-wn579a3-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52610\">vulnerability resides in the \/cgi-bin\/firewall.cgi component of the Wavlink WL-WN579A3<\/a> v1.0. Attackers can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24189-memory-corruption-vulnerability-due-to-maliciously-crafted-web-content-in-various-operating-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51746\">vulnerability by sending a specially crafted<\/a> input to the vulnerable component. This allows the attacker to inject malicious commands, resulting in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41075-high-risk-type-confusion-vulnerability-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution-with-kernel-privileges\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51581\">execution of arbitrary<\/a> commands on the system. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42136-arbitrary-command-execution-vulnerability-in-pax-android-pos-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51786\">execution of these commands<\/a> can lead to unauthorized access, system compromise, and potential data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2193738004\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>A conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited might look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/cgi-bin\/firewall.cgi HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ncommand=;cat \/etc\/passwd<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44084-command-injection-vulnerability-in-d-link-di-8100\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52846\">injecting a command<\/a> (`cat \/etc\/passwd`) into the `command` parameter. This command outputs the contents of the `\/etc\/passwd` file, which contains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34509-hardcoded-user-account-in-sitecore-xm-and-xp-enabling-unauthenticated-remote-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62802\">user account<\/a> information. This is a simple example, but in reality, the injected commands could be much more harmful and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-52880-critical-vulnerability-in-insyde-insydeh2o-kernels-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51445\">lead to full system<\/a> compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48340-critical-csrf-vulnerability-in-danny-vink-user-profile-meta-manager-allows-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52891\">Wavlink WL-WN579A3<\/a> v1.0 are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible to mitigate the vulnerability. In situations where the patch cannot be immediately applied, temporary mitigation can be achieved through the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS).<br \/>\nThese systems can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-32401-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-macos-leads-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51643\">potentially detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>, although this is not a guaranteed solution and should only be seen as a temporary measure until the patch can be applied. It is important to constantly monitor and update your security <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-22190-critical-gitpython-vulnerability-exposes-windows-systems-to-potential-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51446\">systems to ensure the highest level of protection against vulnerabilities<\/a> such as CVE-2025-44882.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A recently discovered vulnerability, CVE-2025-44882, has been identified in Wavlink&#8217;s WL-WN579A3 v1.0. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to the security of systems and networks that utilize Wavlink&#8217;s product, due to its potential to enable attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted input. 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