What is CVE-2021-40422?

CVE-2021-40422 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Swift Sensors Gateway, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2022-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-40422?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Swift Sensors Gateway

CVE-2021-40422

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the device password generation functionality of Swift Sensors Gateway SG3-1010. A specially-crafted network request can lead to remote code execution. An attacker can send a sequence of requ…

EPSS: 0.056 (92.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Swift Sensors Gateway — versions SG3-1010
Swiftsensors Sg3-1010
Swiftsensors Sg3-1010_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40422?: CVE-2021-40422 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Swift Sensors Gateway, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2022-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-40422?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.