VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-40857
Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Privilege Escalation via the passwd=1 substring.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.03%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Privilege Escalation via the passwd=1 substring.
- 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
- 2.03% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Affected
- auerswald/compact 5500r ip firmware · auerswald/compact 5200r ip firmware · auerswald/compact 5000r ip firmware · auerswald/compact 4000 ip firmware · auerswald/commander 6000r ip firmware · auerswald/commander 6000rx ip firmware · auerswald/commander business\(19\"\) ip firmware · auerswald/commander basic.2\(19\"\) ip firmware · auerswald/compact 5010 voip ip firmware · auerswald/compact 5020 voip ip firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165163/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-005Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analysesExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165163/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-005Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analysesExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.