CVE-2021-33528
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality. A specially crafted menu selection string can cause an escape from the restricted console, resulting in system access as the root user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.13% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-710
- Affected
- weidmueller/ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-eu firmware · weidmueller/ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-eu firmware · weidmueller/ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-us firmware · weidmueller/ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-us firmware · weidmueller/ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-eu firmware · weidmueller/ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-eu firmware · weidmueller/ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-us firmware · weidmueller/ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-us firmware
- Source
- info@cert.vde.com
References
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2021-026Third Party Advisory
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2021-026Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.