CVE-2021-25681 in the critical feed json
AdTran Personal Phone Manager 10.8.1 software is vulnerable to an issue that allows for exfiltration of data over DNS.
published 2021-04-20 5 y ago modified 2026-07-09 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-12573
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.9%
- EPSS 10.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
AdTran Personal Phone Manager 10.8.1 software is vulnerable to an issue that allows for exfiltration of data over DNS. This could allow for exposed AdTran Personal Phone Manager web servers to be used as DNS redirectors to tunnel arbitrary data over DNS. NOTE: The affected appliances NetVanta 7060 and NetVanta 7100 are considered End of Life and as such this issue will not be patched.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-49787)
Exploit prediction
10.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-49787 Adtran Personal Phone Manager 10.8.1 - DNS Exfiltration webapps, 2021-04-21
- github.com https://github.com/3ndG4me/AdTran-Personal-Phone-Manager-Vulns/blob/main/CVE-2021-25681.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162280/Adtran-Personal-Phone-Manager-10.8.1-DNS-Exfiltration.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
-
github.com
/3ndG4me/AdTran-Personal-Phone-Manager-Vulns/blob/main/CVE-2021-25681.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/162280/Adtran-Personal-Phone-Manager-10.8.1-DNS-Exfiltration.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-25681
- NVD CVE-2021-25681
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