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CVE-2021-37145

Published: Sep 7, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-77
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 20.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A command-injection vulnerability in an authenticated Telnet connection in Poly (formerly Polycom) CX5500 and CX5100 1.3.5 leads an attacker to Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution capability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-77

Affected Products

poly
commercial·DE
cx5500 firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
cx5100 firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Execution
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References

https://support.polycom.com/content/support.html
support.polycom.com
https://support.polycom.com/content/dam/polycom-support/global/documentation/security-bulletin-cx5100-cx5500-authenticated-v1-0.pdf
support.polycom.com

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