Auth bypass in Remotemouse Emote Remote Mouse
CVE-2021-27569
An issue was discovered in Emote Remote Mouse through 4.0.0.0. Attackers can maximize or minimize the window of a running process by sending the process name in a crafted packet. This information is sent in cleartext and is not protected by any authentication logic.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Remotemouse Emote_remote_mouse
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-27569?
- CVE-2021-27569 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Remotemouse Emote Remote Mouse, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-05-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-27569?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-27569 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.