Vulnerability in Remotemouse Emote Remote Mouse
CVE-2021-27574
An issue was discovered in Emote Remote Mouse through 4.0.0.0. It uses cleartext HTTP to check, and request, updates. Thus, attackers can machine-in-the-middle a victim to download a malicious binary in place of the real update, with no SSL errors or warnings.
EPSS: 0.011 (61.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
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-2021-27574?
- CVE-2021-27574 is a high-severity vulnerability in Remotemouse Emote Remote Mouse, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-05-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-27574?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-27574 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.