CVE-2021-42538 HIGH

CVE-2021-42538: Emerson WirelessHART Gateway

Vendor Emerson
Product WirelessHART Gateway
Weakness CWE-78
Published October 22, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

8.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The affected product is vulnerable to a parameter injection via passphrase, which enables the attacker to supply uncontrolled input.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 22, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated