CVE-2021-31505CWE-798

This vulnerability allows attackers with physical access to escalate privileges on affected installations of Arlo Q Plus 1.9.0.3_278

Medium · published June 29, 2021

CVSS v3.0
6.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows attackers with physical access to escalate privileges on affected installations of Arlo Q Plus 1.9.0.3_278. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SSH service. The device can be booted into a special operation mode where hard-coded credentials are accepted for SSH authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12890.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
6.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00551 · 45.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Published
2021-06-29T14:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 JUN 14:33Z
    This vulnerability allows attackers with physical access to escalate privileges on affected installations of Arlo Q Plus 1.9.0.3_278
    cvelistv5