CVE-2021-37162
A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel...
A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. If an attacker sends a malformed UDP message, a buffer underflow occurs, leading to an out-of-bounds copy and possible remote code execution.
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
A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. If an attacker sends a malformed UDP message, a buffer underflow occurs, leading to an out-of-bounds copy and possible remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-37162- 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-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. If an attacker sends a malformed UDP message, a buffer underflow occurs, leading to an out-of-bounds copy and possible remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-37162- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-23736 No score
A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. If an attacker sends a malformed UDP message, a buffer underflow occurs, leading to an out-of-bounds copy and possible remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2021-23736- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrw6-4j2g-7v3j No score
A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel...
A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. If an attacker sends a malformed UDP message, a buffer underflow occurs, leading to an out-of-bounds copy and possible remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-mrw6-4j2g-7v3j- Weakness
- CWE-120
- 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-2021-37162 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Swisslog-healthcare Hmi-3 Control Panel Firmware, published August 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.26%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
swisslog-healthcare.com
armis.com/PwnedPiper
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37162
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrw6-4j2g-7v3j