CVE-2021-33537 json
WEIDMUELLER: WLAN devices affected by Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
published 2021-06-25 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-20229
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the iw_webs configuration parsing functionality. A specially crafted user name entry can cause an overflow of an error message buffer, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.
Exploit prediction
1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Weidmüller IE-WL(T)-BL-AP-CL-XX
- Weidmüller IE-WL(T)-VL-AP-CL-XX
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
References
-
cert.vde.com
/en-us/advisories/vde-2021-026
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-33537
- NVD CVE-2021-33537
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