CVE-2021-38456 describes a critical hard-coded password vulnerability in Moxa MXview Network Management software versions 3.x to 3.2.2, allowing unauthorized access through default accounts. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community and media attention, including a Threatpost article highlighting its critical nature for industrial networks.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0, <= 3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moxa:mxview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.