CVE-2021-33528
HIGHDescription
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality. A specially crafted menu selection string can cause an escape from the restricted console, resulting in system access as the root user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-710 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-1603 | High | 8.6 | 1.4% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-1613 | High | 8.6 | 1.3% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-27501 | High | 7.5 | 0.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-30961 | Medium | 6.5 | 0.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-0007 | Medium | 5.7 | 0.1% | - | - |
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