CVE-2021-31573 Command injection in EN7528, EN7580
A command injection vulnerability in MediaTek Config Manager allows proximal attackers to escalate privileges and execute code without user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-31573?
CVE-2021-31573 is a critical command injection vulnerability in MediaTek, Inc. EN7528, EN7580, published on 6 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Config Manager, there is a possible command injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege from a proximal attacker with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: A20210009; Issue ID: OSBNB00123234.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31573?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mediatek En7528 Firmware, Mediatek En7580 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-31573?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-31573 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-2021-31573 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31573 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in MediaTek, Inc. EN7528, EN7580
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wgxw-vjvf-vr8h.