What is CVE-2021-43333?

CVE-2021-43333 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Datalogic Dxu, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-01-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-43333?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Datalogic Dxu

CVE-2021-43333

The Datalogic DXU service on (for example) DL-Axist devices does not require authentication for configuration changes or disclosure of configuration settings.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2022-01-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Datalogic Dxu

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

developer.datalogic.com/upload/res/ds/adc/dl-axist/DS-DL-AXIST-ENA4.pdf (Third Party Advisory)
datalogic.github.io/dxu/security (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43333?: CVE-2021-43333 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Datalogic Dxu, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-01-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-43333?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.