What is CVE-2021-41315?

CVE-2021-41315 is a high-severity vulnerability in Device42 Remote Collector, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2021-41315?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Device42 Remote Collector

CVE-2021-41315

The Device42 Remote Collector before 17.05.01 does not sanitize user input in its SNMP Connectivity utility. This allows an authenticated attacker (with access to the console application) to execute arbitrary OS commands and escalate privileges.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2021-09-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Device42 Remote Collector

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

docs.device42.com/auto-discovery/remote-collector-rc/ (Product, Vendor Advisory)
blog.device42.com/2021/09/critical-fixes-in-17-05-01/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41315?: CVE-2021-41315 is a high-severity vulnerability in Device42 Remote Collector, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-41315?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.