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CVE-2021-46704

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-46704 is a critical unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerability affecting GenieACS versions 1.2.x prior to 1.2.8. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands via the ping host argument in the UI interface API due to insufficient input validation and a missing authorization check. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is a Nuclei template available, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.2.0, < 1.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:genieacs:genieacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
21.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2021-46704 · Jun 22, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2190 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: genieacsFixed in: 1.2.8

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-2877-693q-pj33critical

OS Command Injection in GenieACS

Mar 7, 2022

References

github.com / genieacs/genieacs/commit/7f295beeecc1c1f14308a93c82413bb334045af6
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / genieacs/genieacs/releases/tag/v1.2.8
Release NotesThird Party Advisory