CVE-2021-34591 Bender Charge Controller: Local privilege Escalation

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can gain root access on Bender ebee Charge Controllers by exploiting SUID applications.

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

What is CVE-2021-34591?

CVE-2021-34591 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bender / ebee CC612, published on 27 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Bender/ebee Charge Controllers in multiple versions are prone to Local privilege Escalation. An authenticated attacker could get root access via the suid applications socat, ip udhcpc and ifplugd.

Weakness: CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34591?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Bender Cc612 Firmware, Bender Icc15xx Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-34591?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-34591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-27j2-98fj-7r5w.

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