CVE-2021-40409
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the device network settings functionality of...
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the device network settings functionality of reolink RLC-410W v3.0.0.136_20121102. At [1] or [2], based on DDNS type, the ddns->password variable, that has the value of the password parameter provided through the SetDdns API, is not validated properly. This would lead to an OS command injection.
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
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the device network settings functionality of reolink RLC-410W v3.0.0.136_20121102. At [1] or [2], based on DDNS type, the ddns->password variable, that has the value of the password parameter provided through the SetDdns API, is not validated properly. This would lead to an OS command injection.
- Record
CVE-2021-40409- 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-2021-27586
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the device network settings functionality of reolink RLC-410W v3.0.0.136_20121102. At [1] or [2], based on DDNS type, the ddns->password variable, that has the value of the password parameter provided through the SetDdns API, is not validated properly. This would lead to an OS command injection.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27586- 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
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q4pw-hphq-p8qf
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the device network settings functionality of...
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the device network settings functionality of reolink RLC-410W v3.0.0.136_20121102. At [1] or [2], based on DDNS type, the ddns->password variable, that has the value of the password parameter provided through the SetDdns API, is not validated properly. This would lead to an OS command injection.
- Record
GHSA-q4pw-hphq-p8qf- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the device network settings functionality of reolink RLC-410W v3.0.0.136_20121102. At [1] or [2], based on DDNS type, the ddns->password variable, that has the value of the password parameter provided through the SetDdns API, is not validated properly. This would lead to an OS command injection.
- Record
CVE-2021-40409- 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 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
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-40409 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Reolink Rlc-410w Firmware, published January 28, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.66%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.