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TI-2021-08866 Aliases CVE-2021-27372GHSA-q6vx-vh72-2p68

Realtek xPON RTL9601D SDK 1.9 stores passwords in plaintext which may allow attackers to…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
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-522.

Summary

Realtek xPON RTL9601D SDK 1.9 stores passwords in plaintext which may allow attackers to possibly gain access to the device with root permissions via the build-in network monitoring tool and execute arbitrary commands.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01696 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:realtek:xpon_rtl9601d_software_development_kit:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9VulnerableRealtek
cpe:2.3:h:realtek:xpon_rtl9601d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onRealtek
  • cpe:2.3:a:realtek:xpon_rtl9601d_software_development_kit:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·Realtek
  • cpe:2.3:h:realtek:xpon_rtl9601d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Realtek

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-27372
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6vx-vh72-2p68

References

Advisory 1

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences