CVE-2021-21874
A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution in DSA keypasswd...
A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution in DSA keypasswd parameter. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution in DSA keypasswd parameter. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-21874- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9045
A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution in DSA keypasswd parameter. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2021-9045- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8hx-765h-vxcc
A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution in DSA keypasswd...
A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution in DSA keypasswd parameter. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-g8hx-765h-vxcc- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary command execution in DSA keypasswd parameter. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-21874- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- 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-2021-21874 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Lantronix Premierwave 2050 Firmware, published December 22, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.01%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.