CVE-2021-42165 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting MitraStar GPT-2541GNAC-N1 devices, allowing remote authenticated attackers to achieve root access due to improper sanitization of the "path" parameter. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this flaw presents a low-complexity attack vector that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit is available on ExploitDB, indicating potential for exploitation. Despite the public exploit, there is currently minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
br_g3.5_100vnz0b33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mitrastar:gpt-2541gnac-n1_firmware:br_g3.5_100vnz0b33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.