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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-3122

CMCAgent in NCR Command Center Agent 16.3 on Aloha POS/BOH servers permits the submission of a runCommand parameter (within an XML document sent to port 8089) that enables the remote, unauthenticated execution of an arbitrary command as SYSTEM, as…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 87.3%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 87.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CMCAgent in NCR Command Center Agent 16.3 on Aloha POS/BOH servers permits the submission of a runCommand parameter (within an XML document sent to port 8089) that enables the remote, unauthenticated execution of an arbitrary command as SYSTEM, as exploited in the wild in 2020 and/or 2021. NOTE: the vendor's position is that exploitation occurs only on devices with a certain "misconfiguration."

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
87.27% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
ncr/command center agent
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.