CVE-2021-37915 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers with shell access can set a malicious variable to execute arbitrary scripts from a remote host after reboot.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-37915?

CVE-2021-37915 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on the Grandstream HT801 Analog Telephone Adaptor before 1.0.29.8. From the limited configuration shell, it is possible to set the malicious gdb_debug_server variable. As a result, after a reboot, the device downloads and executes malicious scripts from an attacker-defined host.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37915?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Grandstream Ht801 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-37915?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37915 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-2021-37915 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37915 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mfhv-6c62-c8w2.

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