CVE-2021-21748
ZTE MF971R product has two stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit...
ZTE MF971R product has two stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ZTE MF971R product has two stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2021-21748- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ZTE MF971R product has two stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2021-21748- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-8920 No score
ZTE MF971R product has two stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2021-8920- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m9f9-g5qh-gh99 No score
ZTE MF971R product has two stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit...
ZTE MF971R product has two stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-m9f9-g5qh-gh99- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-21748 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zte Mf971r Firmware, published October 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.78%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.