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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-22309

There is insecure algorithm vulnerability in Huawei products.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.79%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

There is insecure algorithm vulnerability in Huawei products. A module uses less random input in a secure mechanism. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by brute forcing to obtain sensitive message. This can lead to information leak. Affected product versions include:USG9500 versions V500R001C30SPC200, V500R001C60SPC500,V500R005C00SPC200;USG9520 versions V500R005C00;USG9560 versions V500R005C00;USG9580 versions V500R005C00.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.79% probability · 56th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-330
Affected
huawei/usg9500 firmware · huawei/usg9520 firmware · huawei/usg9560 firmware · huawei/usg9580 firmware
Source
psirt@huawei.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.79%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.