CVE-2021-37145 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands and escalate privileges on unsupported Poly video conferencing devices via Telnet.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-37145?
CVE-2021-37145 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A command-injection vulnerability in an authenticated Telnet connection in Poly (formerly Polycom) CX5500 and CX5100 1.3.5 leads an attacker to Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution capability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37145?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Poly Cx5100 Firmware, Poly Cx5500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-37145?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37145 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-2021-37145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vp53-9vpq-jfg7.