What is CVE-2021-37163?

CVE-2021-37163 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Swisslog-Healthcare Hmi-3 Control Panel, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-37163?

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

Vulnerability in Swisslog-Healthcare Hmi-3 Control Panel

CVE-2021-37163

An insecure permissions issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. The device has two user accounts with passwords that are hardcoded.

Published 2021-08-02 · 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: 0.014 (72.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.swisslog-healthcare.com (Product)
www.armis.com/PwnedPiper (Third Party Advisory)
www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclo…
www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-serv… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37163?: CVE-2021-37163 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Swisslog-Healthcare Hmi-3 Control Panel, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-37163?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.