CVE-2021-41316 json
The Device42 Main Appliance before 17.05.01 does not sanitize user input in its Nmap Discovery utility.
published 2021-09-17 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-28345
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Device42 Main Appliance before 17.05.01 does not sanitize user input in its Nmap Discovery utility. An attacker (with permissions to add or edit jobs run by this utility) can inject an extra argument to overwrite arbitrary files as the root user on the Remote Collector.
Patch / fix
- device42 device42 17.05.01
Exploit prediction
1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command
References
-
docs.device42.com
/auto-discovery/remote-collector-rc/
vendor-advisory
-
blog.device42.com
/2021/09/critical-fixes-in-17-05-01/
vendor-advisory
-
docs.device42.com
/auto-discovery/nmap-autodiscovery/
product, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-41316
- NVD CVE-2021-41316
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