Vulnerability · Published Jan 31, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-44255
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the motioneye package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.1% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.1%top 12.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Authenticated remote code execution in MotionEye <= 0.42.1 and MotioneEyeOS <= 20200606 allows a remote attacker to upload a configuration backup file containing a malicious python pickle file which will execute arbitrary code on the server.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | motioneye | no fix listed | GHSA-m2c7-42rf-c62f |
| PyPI | motioneye | no fix listed | PYSEC-2026-681 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.pizzapower.me/2021/10/09/self-hosted-security-part-1-motioneye/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/issues/2843 x_refsource_MISC