# CVE-2021-22377: Command injection in S12700;S2700;S5700;S6700;S7700

> Attackers can inject commands via malicious parameters in Huawei switches, potentially compromising service integrity and availability.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4q3p-mjvg-jp72

## What is CVE-2021-22377?

CVE-2021-22377 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in S12700;S2700;S5700;S6700;S7700, published on 22 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

There is a command injection vulnerability in S12700 V200R019C00SPC500, S2700 V200R019C00SPC500, S5700 V200R019C00SPC500, S6700 V200R019C00SPC500 and S7700 V200R019C00SPC500. A module does not verify specific input sufficiently. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious parameters to inject command. This can compromise normal service.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22377?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Huawei S12700 Firmware, Huawei S2700 Firmware, Huawei S5700 Firmware, Huawei S6700 Firmware, Huawei S7700 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-22377?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22377 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-22377 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22377 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in S12700;S2700;S5700;S6700;S7700

- [CVE-2016-4087](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4087/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-22357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22357/): Denial of service in S12700;S5700;S6700;S7700 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-19397](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19397/): Weak cryptography in S12700;S1700;S2700;S5700;S6700;S7700;S9700 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-5285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5285/): Denial of service in S12700, S12700, S12700, S12700, S12700, S12700, S12700, S12700, S1700, S1700, S1700, S1700, S1700, S1700, S2300, S2300, S2300, S2300, S2300, S2300, S2300, S2700, S2700, S2700, S2700, S2700, S2700, S2700, S2700, S5300, S5300, S5300, S5300, S5300, S5300, S5300, S5700, S5700, S5700, S5700, S5700, S5700, S5700, S5700, S5700, S600-E, S600-E, S600-E, S600-E, S600-E, S6300, S6300, S6300, S6300, S6300, S6300, S6300, S6300, S6700, S6700, S6700, S6700, S6700, S6700, S6700, S6700, S7700, S7700, S7700, S7700, S7700, S7700, S7700, S7700, S7700, S7900, S7900, S7900, S9300, S9300, S9300, S9300, S9300, S9300, S9300, S9300X, S9300X, S9300X, S9300X, S9700, S9700, S9700, S9700, S9700, S9700, S9700, S9700, S9700 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-8786](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8786/): Denial of service in S12700, S5700, S6700, S7700, S9700 (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22377 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-22377 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in S12700;S2700;S5700;S6700;S7700, published on 22 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22377 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: S12700;S2700;S5700;S6700;S7700. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22377/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22377/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22377
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22377
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22377

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.