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CVE-2021-20091

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-20091 is a critical vulnerability affecting the web interfaces of Buffalo WSR-2533DHPL2 (firmware <= 1.02) and WSR-2533DHP3 (firmware <= 1.24) routers due to improper user input sanitization. This allows an authenticated remote attacker to alter device configuration, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, the vulnerability presents a significant risk. Although not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit intelligence shows available Nuclei templates for configuration file injection. Community discussion and media coverage suggest awareness and potential for exploitation, as evidenced by a SecurityWeek article detailing exploitation of similar vulnerabilities shortly after disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.02CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:buffalo:wsr-2533dhpl2-bk_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:buffalo:wsr-2533dhp3-bk_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2021-20091 · Aug 11, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0880 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 17,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (5)

asteriskvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
ciscovendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
mariadbvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
miniovendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
openrefinevendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

Vendor Advisories (5)

miniollm-minio-6cd8473b0cee6034HIGH

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Buffalo and Arcadyan manufactured routers

Apr 23, 2021
ciscollm-cisco-e7530536477a47c9HIGH

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Buffalo and Arcadyan manufactured routers

Apr 23, 2021
asteriskllm-asterisk-cc6ce2aa3705cde0HIGH

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Buffalo and Arcadyan manufactured routers

Apr 23, 2021
openrefinellm-openrefine-7ef16c669d189abbHIGH

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Buffalo and Arcadyan manufactured routers

Apr 23, 2021
mariadbllm-mariadb-a56c4813c1c993bcHIGH

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Buffalo and Arcadyan manufactured routers

Apr 23, 2021

References

tenable.com / security/research/tra-2021-13
Third Party Advisory