What is CVE-2021-45896?

CVE-2021-45896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nokia Fastmile. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-45896?

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

Vulnerability in Nokia Fastmile

CVE-2021-45896

Nokia FastMile 3TG00118ABAD52 devices allow privilege escalation by an authenticated user via is_ctc_admin=1 to login_web_app.cgi and use of Import Config File.

Published 2021-12-27 · 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: 0.016 (74.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Nokia Fastmile
Nokia Fastmile Firmware — versions 3tg00118abad52

References

eddiez.me/hacking-the-nokia-fastmile/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
gist.github.com/thedroidgeek/80c379aa43b71015d71da130f85a435a (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45896?: CVE-2021-45896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nokia Fastmile. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-45896?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.