A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-120Published · 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-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. When a message is sent to the HMI TCP socket, it is forwarded to the hmiProcessMsg function through the pendingQ, and may lead to remote code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03264 88th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:swisslog-healthcare:hmi-3_control_panel_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.2.5.7 | Vulnerable | Swisslog-healthcare |
| cpe:2.3:h:swisslog-healthcare:hmi-3_control_panel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Swisslog-healthcare |
- cpe:2.3:o:swisslog-healthcare:hmi-3_control_panel_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.2.5.7 Vulnerable ·Swisslog-healthcare
- cpe:2.3:h:swisslog-healthcare:hmi-3_control_panel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Swisslog-healthcare
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-37165
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfh4-jcmh-hq55
References
Advisory 1
Other 3
- https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com
- https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-service/armis-documents/cve-2021-37165-bulletin---overflow-in-hmiprocessmsg.pdf?rev=2e2678dab62b41ba999cd6d1e03974ca&hash=F465ACE2C7FAED826B52FE996E36ACEC
- https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20%2C%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20
More Swisslog-healthcare Hmi-3 Control Panel Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-15226 A firmware validation issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-15230 A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-15228 A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-15227 A buffer overflow issue was discovered in the HMI3 Control Panel contained within the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-15233 An insecure permissions issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-15229 An insecure permissions issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-37165 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-37165 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jfh4-jcmh-hq55 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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