Vulnerability · Published Dec 13, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-40857
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. 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 82% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Privilege Escalation via the passwd=1 substring.