What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-3459?

CVE-2021-3459 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Mm1000 Firmware CVE-2021-3459

MEDIUM

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2021-08-17 psirt@lenovo.com

Privilege Escalation Command Injection Mm1000 Firmware

6.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.8 MEDIUM

AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 17, 2021 - 17:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the MM1000 device configuration web server, which could allow privileged shell access and/or arbitrary privileged commands to be executed on the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the MM1000 device configuration web server, which could allow privileged shell access and/or arbitrary privileged commands to be executed on the adapter. Affected products include: Motorola Mm1000 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.