What is CVE-2021-32089?

CVE-2021-32089 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zebra Fx9500, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-32089?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Zebra Fx9500

CVE-2021-32089

An issue was discovered on Zebra (formerly Motorola Solutions) Fixed RFID Reader FX9500 devices. An unauthenticated attacker can upload arbitrary files to the filesystem that can then be accessed through the web interface. This can lead to information disclosure and code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2021-05-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads/rfid/rfid-readers/fx9500.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securifera.com/advisories/cve-2021-32089/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32089?: CVE-2021-32089 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zebra Fx9500, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-32089?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.