Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2021 · Assigned by tenable

CVE-2021-20146

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Gryphon Tower router. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An unprotected ssh private key exists on the Gryphon devices which could be used to achieve root access to a server affiliated with Gryphon's development and infrastructure. At the time of discovery, the ssh key could be used to login to the development server hosted in Amazon Web Services.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Gryphon Tower router	<= 04.0004.12 (Current)

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-51 x_refsource_MISC