CVE-2021-40859

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Published Dec 7, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 72.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Backdoors 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.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5500r_firmware:7.8a:build002:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5500r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5500r_firmware:8.0b:build000:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5500r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

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 Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 72.0% (71.979% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2021-007/-auerswald-compact-multiple-backdoors

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Auerswald Compact 5500r Compact 5500r Firmware

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 7, 2021, 6:59 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:51 AM
Reserved: Sep 10, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 7, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:07 AM

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Red Hat No data

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