Vulnerability in Auerswald Compact 5500r
CVE-2021-40859
Backdoors were discovered in Auerswald COMpact 5500R 7.8A and 8.0B devices, that allow attackers with access to the web based management application full administrative access to the device.
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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: 0.720 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.720 · newest: 0.720 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Auerswald Compact 5500r
- Auerswald Compact 5500r Firmware — versions 7.8a, 8.0b
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-an… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2021-007/-auerswald-compact-multi… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40859?
- CVE-2021-40859 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Auerswald Compact 5500r. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40859?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-40859 known to be exploited?
- 23 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.