CVE-2021-30165

EDIMAX Technology Co., Ltd. HD Wireless Day & Night Network Camera IC-3140W - Hard-coded password

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Published Apr 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The default administrator account & password of the EDIMAX wireless network camera is hard-coded. Remote attackers can disassemble firmware to obtain the privileged permission and further control the devices.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

EDIMAX Technology Co., Ltd.

IC-3140W

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.11`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:edimax:ic-3140w_firmware:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:edimax:ic-3140w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update IC-3140W firmware to version 3.12

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-17101	The default administrator account & password of the EDIMAX wireless network camera is hard-coded. Remote attackers can disassemble firmware to obtain the privileged permission and further control the devices.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.073% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-4670-359c8-1.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Edimax Ic-3140w Ic-3140w Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-798

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: twcert
Published: Apr 27, 2021, 3:07 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:21 AM
Reserved: Apr 6, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 27, 2021, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:49 AM

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Red Hat No data

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