What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-37145?

CVE-2021-37145 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.0%.

Cx5500 Firmware CVE-2021-37145

HIGH

Command Injection (CWE-77)

2021-09-07 cve@mitre.org

RCE Privilege Escalation Command Injection Cx5500 Firmware Cx5100 Firmware

7.2

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.2 HIGH

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 07, 2021 - 23:15 nvd

HIGH 7.2

DescriptionNVD

A command-injection vulnerability in an authenticated Telnet connection in Poly (formerly Polycom) CX5500 and CX5100 1.3.5 leads an attacker to Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution capability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

AnalysisAI

A command-injection vulnerability in an authenticated Telnet connection in Poly (formerly Polycom) CX5500 and CX5100 1.3.5 leads an attacker to Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. A command-injection vulnerability in an authenticated Telnet connection in Poly (formerly Polycom) CX5500 and CX5100 1.3.5 leads an attacker to Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution capability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer Affected products include: Poly Cx5500 Firmware, Poly Cx5100 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.