CVE-2021-33537
WEIDMUELLER: WLAN devices affected by Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the iw_webs configuration parsing functionality. A specially crafted user name entry can cause an overflow of an error message buffer, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WEIDMUELLER: WLAN devices affected by Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the iw_webs configuration parsing functionality. A specially crafted user name entry can cause an overflow of an error message buffer, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-33537- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-20229
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the iw_webs configuration parsing functionality. A specially crafted user name entry can cause an overflow of an error message buffer, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2021-20229- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5r6-wf58-2j94 No score
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable remote code execution...
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the iw_webs configuration parsing functionality. A specially crafted user name entry can cause an overflow of an error message buffer, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-j5r6-wf58-2j94- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the iw_webs configuration parsing functionality. A specially crafted user name entry can cause an overflow of an error message buffer, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-33537- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- weidmueller ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-eu firmware
- weidmueller ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-us firmware
- weidmueller ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-eu firmware
- weidmueller ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-us firmware
- weidmueller ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-eu firmware
- weidmueller ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-us firmware
- weidmueller ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-eu firmware
- weidmueller ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-us firmware
- weidmüller ie-wl(t)-bl-ap-cl-xx
- weidmüller ie-wl(t)-vl-ap-cl-xx
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-33537 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Weidmueller Ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-eu Firmware, published June 25, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.61%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.