RCE in Beijing Topsec Network Security Technology Co., Ltd. Tianxin Internet Behavior Management System

CVE-2021-4473

Tianxin Internet Behavior Management System contains a command injection vulnerability in the Reporter component endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands by supplying a crafted objClass parameter containing shell metacharacters and output redirection. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to write malicious PHP files into the web root and achieve remote code execution with the privileges of the web server process. This vulnerability has been fixed in version NACFirmware_4.0.0.7_20210716.180815_topsec_0_basic.bin. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2024-06-01 (UTC).

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.062 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-4473?
CVE-2021-4473 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Beijing Topsec Network Security Technology Co., Ltd. Tianxin Internet Behavior Management System, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-4473?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.