CVE-2021-33728
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 1). The affected...
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 1). The affected system allows to upload JSON objects that are deserialized to JAVA objects. Due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software, a privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device with root privileges.
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
NVD Score used
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 1). The affected system allows to upload JSON objects that are deserialized to JAVA objects. Due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software, a privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device with root privileges.
- Record
CVE-2021-33728- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/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-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 1). The affected system allows to upload JSON objects that are deserialized to JAVA objects. Due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software, a privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device with root privileges.
- Record
CVE-2021-33728- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-20405 No score
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 1). The affected system allows to upload JSON objects that are deserialized to JAVA objects. Due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software, a privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device with root privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2021-20405- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6ccq-w7mc-g74j No score
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 1). The affected...
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 1). The affected system allows to upload JSON objects that are deserialized to JAVA objects. Due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software, a privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device with root privileges.
- Record
GHSA-6ccq-w7mc-g74j- Weakness
- CWE-502
- 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-2021-33728 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Siemens Sinec Nms, published October 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.55%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.