CVE-2021-40043 Command injection in AIS-BW80H-00
Attackers can execute voice commands on Huawei AIS devices via laser injection if the device is visually accessible, requiring a firmware upgrade.
- 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-2021-40043?
CVE-2021-40043 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in AIS-BW80H-00, published on 25 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The laser command injection vulnerability exists on AIS-BW80H-00 versions earlier than AIS-BW80H-00 9.0.3.4(H100SP13C00). The devices cannot effectively defend against external malicious interference. Attackers need the device to be visually exploitable and successful triggering of this vulnerability could execute voice commands on the device.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40043?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Ais-Bw80h-00 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40043 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-2021-40043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in AIS-BW80H-00
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g75c-h8jr-44x6.