# CVE-2021-23862: Authenticated Remote Code Execution

> An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary system commands via a crafted configuration packet in Bosch video management systems.

- **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:** 8 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6226-9vg7-r4w4

## What is CVE-2021-23862?

CVE-2021-23862 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Bosch BVMS, published on 8 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A crafted configuration packet sent by an authenticated administrative user can be used to execute arbitrary commands in system context. This issue also affects installations of the VRM, DIVAR IP, BVMS with VRM installed, the VIDEOJET decoder (VJD-7513 and VJD-8000).

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23862?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Bosch Bosch Video Management System, Bosch Video Recording Manager, Bosch Videojet Decoder 7513 Firmware, Bosch Videojet Decoder 8000 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-23862?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-23862 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bosch BVMS

- [CVE-2022-32540](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32540/): Information disclosure in BVMS (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2021-23861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23861/): Possible Access to Debug Functions in Bosch VRM / BVMS (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-23860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23860/): Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bosch VRM / BVMS (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-23862 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-23862 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Bosch BVMS, published on 8 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bosch BVMS. 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-2021-23862/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23862/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23862
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23862
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23862

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23862/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.