CVE-2021-40521 (GCVE-0-2021-40521)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-10 15:55 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Airangel HSMX Gateway devices through 5.2.04 allow Remote Code Execution.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://airangel.com/hsmx-gateway/ | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://etizazmohsin.com/hsmx.html#rce | x_refsource_MISC |
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