CVE-2021-40859

Summary

CVECVE-2021-40859
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-07 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-12-10 19:09:00 UTC
DescriptionBackdoors were discovered in Auerswald COMpact 5500R 7.8A and 8.0B devices, that allow attackers with access to the web based management application full administrative access to the device.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Auerswald Compact 5500r - All All All
Operating System Auerswald Compact 5500r Firmware 7.8a build002 All All
Operating System Auerswald Compact 5500r Firmware 8.0b build000 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
RedTeam Pentesting GmbH - Auerswald COMpact Multiple Backdoors MISC www.redteam-pentesting.de
RedTeam Pentesting GmbH - Advisories: Publicised Vulnerability Analyses MISC www.redteam-pentesting.de
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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