CVE-2021-23850

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the recovery image telnet server

6.8 Medium

A specially crafted TCP/IP packet may cause a camera recovery image telnet interface to crash. It may also cause a buffer overflow which could enable remote code execution. The recovery image can only be booted with administrative rights or with physical access to the camera and allows the upload of a new firmware in case of a damaged firmware.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Physical
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.56%Down 1.2 points since Mar 31, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.8

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the recovery image telnet server

Record: CVE-2021-23850
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-121
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-10776 6.8

Record: EUVD-2021-10776
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xm2-6jv3-5vh9 7.2

A specially crafted TCP/IP packet may cause a camera recovery image telnet interface to crash. It...

Record: GHSA-4xm2-6jv3-5vh9
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.8

Record: CVE-2021-23850
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-121, CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-23850 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Bosch Autodome 7000 Firmware, published March 30, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.56%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.