CVE-2021-42538 (GCVE-0-2021-42538)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-22 13:23 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Emerson WirelessHART Gateway
Summary
The affected product is vulnerable to a parameter injection via passphrase, which enables the attacker to supply uncontrolled input.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-78 - OS Command Injection
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-278-02 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson | WirelessHART Gateway |
Affected:
1410 , ≤ 4.7.94
(custom)
Affected: 1410D , ≤ 4.7.94 (custom) Affected: 1420 , ≤ 4.7.94 (custom) |
guessed |
Date Public
2021-10-05 00:00
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