RCE in Gl-Inet Gl-Mt3000
CVE-2026-18616
A vulnerability was identified in GL-iNet GL-MT3000 up to 4.4.5. The impacted element is the function server.set_peer of the file /cgi-bin/glc of the component wg-server.so Native Plugin. The manipulation of the argument public_key leads to command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure and confirmed the existence of the vulnerability.
EPSS: 0.020 (79.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gl-inet Gl-mt3000 — versions 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
- cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18616?
- CVE-2026-18616 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gl-Inet Gl-Mt3000, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18616?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.