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CVE-2021-36762

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-36762 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting HCC Embedded InterNiche NicheStack through version 4.3. It stems from improper null termination in the tfshnd() TFTP packet processing function, which can lead to out-of-bounds reads when strlen is called on a filename. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high risk, as it can be exploited remotely over the network with low attack complexity and without requiring user interaction or privileges, potentially leading to a complete loss of confidentiality. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hcc-embedded:nichestack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0230 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

forescout.com / blog/new-critical-operational-technology-vulnerabilities-found-on-nichestack
MitigationThird Party Advisory
hcc-embedded.com / about/about-interniche
Product
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/608209
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource