CVE-2021-47764
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 - 'Phone' Denial of Service (PoC)
CVE-2021-47764 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Celestial Software Absolutetelnet, published January 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating DialUp connection and license name fields. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into specific input fields to trigger application crashes and force unexpected termination.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.7
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 - 'Phone' Denial of Service (PoC)
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating DialUp connection and license name fields. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into specific input fields to trigger application crashes and force unexpected termination.
- Record
CVE-2021-47764- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-2771
6.7
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating DialUp connection and license name fields. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into specific input fields to trigger application crashes and force unexpected termination.
- Record
EUVD-2026-2771- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9m3-654m-8943
6.7
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to...
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating DialUp connection and license name fields. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into specific input fields to trigger application crashes and force unexpected termination.
- Record
GHSA-g9m3-654m-8943- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.7
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating DialUp connection and license name fields. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into specific input fields to trigger application crashes and force unexpected termination.
- Record
CVE-2021-47764- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |