CVE-2021-40422 Auth bypass in Swift Sensors Gateway
An attacker can bypass authentication via crafted network requests to achieve remote code execution on Swift Sensors Gateways.
- 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-2021-40422?
CVE-2021-40422 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Swift Sensors Gateway, published on 14 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the device password generation functionality of Swift Sensors Gateway SG3-1010. A specially-crafted network request can lead to remote code execution. An attacker can send a sequence of requests to trigger this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40422?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Swiftsensors Sg3-1010 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40422?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40422 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-40422 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-40422 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qrg2-vh9f-gq55.