OS command injection in Advantech
Priority HIGH 79CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
An OS Command Injection vulnerability exists in the ping.php script functionality of Advantech R-SeeNet v 2.4.12 (20.10.2020). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary OS command execution. An attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.69631 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Advantech | Advantech R-SeeNet 2.4.12 (20.10.2020) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Advantech Vendor— Affected Advantech R-SeeNet 2.4.12 (20.10.2020) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21805
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4xf-pp9q-gmx5
References
More Advantech R-seenet vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05193 Advantech R-SeeNet Unauthenticated Read/Write CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04846 Cross-site scripting in Advantech CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-03130 Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech R-SeeNet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03129 Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech R-SeeNet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02441 Advantech R-SeeNet Use of Hard-coded Credentials CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03131 Path traversal in Advantech R-SeeNet CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-21805 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21805 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r4xf-pp9q-gmx5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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