CVE-2021-33014 describes a critical vulnerability affecting KUKA KR C4 control software versions prior to 8.7 and any product running KSS, where hard-coded credentials allow an attacker to gain VxWorks Shell access after login. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating that it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation (KEV) has been observed, and community discussion remains minimal, the inherent risk from hard-coded credentials warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:kuka:kr_c4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:kuka:kss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.