CVE-2021-41873
Penguin Aurora TV Box 41502 is a high-end network HD set-top box produced by Tencent Video and...
Penguin Aurora TV Box 41502 is a high-end network HD set-top box produced by Tencent Video and Skyworth Digital. An unauthorized access vulnerability exists in the Penguin Aurora Box. An attacker can use the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to a specific link to remotely control the TV.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Penguin Aurora TV Box 41502 is a high-end network HD set-top box produced by Tencent Video and Skyworth Digital. An unauthorized access vulnerability exists in the Penguin Aurora Box. An attacker can use the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to a specific link to remotely control the TV.
- Record
CVE-2021-41873- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Penguin Aurora TV Box 41502 is a high-end network HD set-top box produced by Tencent Video and Skyworth Digital. An unauthorized access vulnerability exists in the Penguin Aurora Box. An attacker can use the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to a specific link to remotely control the TV.
- Record
CVE-2021-41873- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-28871 No score
Penguin Aurora TV Box 41502 is a high-end network HD set-top box produced by Tencent Video and Skyworth Digital. An unauthorized access vulnerability exists in the Penguin Aurora Box. An attacker can use the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to a specific link to remotely control the TV.
- Record
EUVD-2021-28871- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-92vx-qv78-v745
Penguin Aurora TV Box 41502 is a high-end network HD set-top box produced by Tencent Video and...
Penguin Aurora TV Box 41502 is a high-end network HD set-top box produced by Tencent Video and Skyworth Digital. An unauthorized access vulnerability exists in the Penguin Aurora Box. An attacker can use the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to a specific link to remotely control the TV.
- Record
GHSA-92vx-qv78-v745- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- 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-2021-41873 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Skyworth Penguin Aurora Box Firmware, published October 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.