{"id":"CVE-2021-42165","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-42165","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T00:22:01.844Z","title":"MitraStar GPT-2541GNAC-N1 (HGU) 100VNZ0b33 devices allow remote authenticated users to obtain root access by executing command \"deviceinfo show file &&/bin/bash\" because of incorrect sanitization of parameter \"path\".","description":"MitraStar GPT-2541GNAC-N1 (HGU) 100VNZ0b33 devices allow remote authenticated users to obtain root access by executing command \"deviceinfo show file &&/bin/bash\" because of incorrect sanitization of parameter \"path\".","published":"2022-05-03T12:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:09:26.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["mitrastar/gpt-2541gnac-n1 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.14104,"percentile":0.96572,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2021-09-29","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":50351,"kind":"exploit","title":"Mitrastar GPT-2541GNAC-N1 - Privilege escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50351","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/remote/50351.txt","file":"exploits/hardware/remote/50351.txt","published":"2021-09-29","added":"2021-09-29","updated":"2022-05-17","author":"Leonardo Nicolas Servalli","type":"remote","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2021-42165"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/leoservalli/Privilege-escalation-MitraStar/blob/main/README.md","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164333/Mitrastar-GPT-2541GNAC-N1-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50351","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/leoservalli/Privilege-escalation-MitraStar/blob/main/README.md","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164333/Mitrastar-GPT-2541GNAC-N1-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50351","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42165","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}