RCE in Gryphonconnect Gryphon Tower

CVE-2021-20144

An unauthenticated command injection vulnerability exists in the parameters of operation 49 in the controller_server service on Gryphon Tower routers. An unauthenticated remote attacker on the same network can execute commands as root on the device by sending a specially crafted malicious packet to the controller_server service on port 9999.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.037 (89.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-20144: held from 0.037 to 0.037.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20144?
CVE-2021-20144 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gryphonconnect Gryphon Tower, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-20144?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.