CVE-2021-20140 Command injection in Gryphon Tower router

High 8.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root on Gryphon Tower routers via the controller_server service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-20140?

CVE-2021-20140 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Gryphon Tower router, published on 9 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An unauthenticated command injection vulnerability exists in the parameters of operation 10 in the controller_server service on Gryphon Tower routers. An unauthenticated remote attacker on the same network can execute commands as root on the device by sending a specially crafted malicious packet to the controller_server service on port 9999.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20140?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gryphonconnect Gryphon Tower Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2021-20140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-282m-cc46-hh73.

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