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CVE-2021-20161

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-20161 describes a critical vulnerability in the Trendnet AC2600 TEW-827DRU version 2.08B01, where insufficient protection of the UART functionality allows for unauthorized access. An attacker with physical access can connect to the UART port via a serial connection, gaining a root shell with full device control without requiring any authentication. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring physical proximity for exploitation. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.08b01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:trendnet:tew-827dru_firmware:2.08b01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.8MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 32nd percentile among its peer group of 1,532 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

giteavendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
opensshvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
railsvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

Vendor Advisories (3)

opensshllm-openssh-45a77a1aa1e5a984CRITICAL

Trendnet AC2600 TEW-827DRU Multiple Vulnerabilities

Dec 30, 2021
giteallm-gitea-3b028f48a893fc43CRITICAL

Trendnet AC2600 TEW-827DRU Multiple Vulnerabilities

Dec 30, 2021
railsllm-rails-32c592b9c1e5a4e5CRITICAL

Trendnet AC2600 TEW-827DRU Multiple Vulnerabilities

Dec 30, 2021

References

tenable.com / security/research/tra-2021-54
Third Party Advisory