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CVE-2021-20158

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-20158 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Trendnet AC2600 TEW-827DRU version 2.08B01. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a hidden administrative command to force an administrative password change, gaining full control of the device. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a Nuclei template exists for exploitation, and its high EPSS score indicates a significant likelihood of future exploitation, despite currently lacking public exploit code or community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.08b01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:trendnet:tew-827dru_firmware:2.08b01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
10.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2021-20158 · Feb 3, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1077 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

giteavendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
opensshvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
railsvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

Vendor Advisories (3)

opensshllm-openssh-45a77a1aa1e5a984CRITICAL

Trendnet AC2600 TEW-827DRU Multiple Vulnerabilities

Dec 30, 2021
giteallm-gitea-3b028f48a893fc43CRITICAL

Trendnet AC2600 TEW-827DRU Multiple Vulnerabilities

Dec 30, 2021
railsllm-rails-32c592b9c1e5a4e5CRITICAL

Trendnet AC2600 TEW-827DRU Multiple Vulnerabilities

Dec 30, 2021

References

tenable.com / security/research/tra-2021-54
Third Party Advisory