Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2021 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2021-21874
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity OS command injection in Lantronix. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.0% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)3.0%top 12.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution in DSA keypasswd parameter. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1314 x_refsource_MISC