CVE-2021-31505

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-31505
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-06-29 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-07-07 17:42:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows attackers with physical access to escalate privileges on affected installations of Arlo Q Plus 1.9.0.3_278. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SSH service. The device can be booted into a special operation mode where hard-coded credentials are accepted for SSH authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12890.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-798

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Arlo Q Plus - All All All
Operating System Arlo Q Plus Firmware 1.9.0.3_278 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ZDI-21-683 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
Security Advisory for Arlo Q Plus SSH Use of Hard-coded Credentials Allowing Privilege Escalation MISC kb.arlo.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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