What is CVE-2021-27942?

CVE-2021-27942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vizio E50x-E1. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-27942?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Vizio E50x-E1

CVE-2021-27942

Vizio P65-F1 6.0.31.4-2 and E50x-E1 10.0.31.4-2 Smart TVs allow a threat actor to execute arbitrary code from a USB drive via the Smart Cast functionality, because files on the USB drive are effectively under the web root and can be executed.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vizio E50x-e1
Vizio E50x-e1_firmware — versions 10.0.31.4-2
Vizio P65-f1
Vizio P65-f1_firmware — versions 6.0.31.4-2
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27942?: CVE-2021-27942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vizio E50x-E1. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-27942?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.