Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-38470

CriticalRCE

Published: 19 October 2021

Published
19 October 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0037 59.3th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-38470 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Inhandnetworks Ir615 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 40.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

InHand Networks IR615 Router's Versions 2.3.0.r4724 and 2.3.0.r4870 are vulnerable to an attacker using a ping tool to inject commands into the device. This may allow the attacker to remotely run commands on behalf of the device.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

inhandnetworks
ir615 firmware
2.3.0.r4724, 2.3.0.r4870

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

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