Hard-coded credentials in Moxa MXView Series
Priority HIGH 82CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-798.
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the Web Application functionality of Moxa MXView Series 3.2.4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to unauthorized access. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02456 84th 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
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40390
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wgcx-pj93-24xq
References
More Moxa Mxview vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-17457 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Moxa MXView Series CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-16054 Improper access control in Moxa MXview Network Management Software CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-05105 Moxa MXView 2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service by sending overly… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-05104 Moxa MXView 2.8 allows remote attackers to read web server's private key file, no access control. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-16058 Injection in Moxa MXview Network Management Software CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16056 Hard-coded credentials in Moxa MXview Network Management Software CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-40390 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-40390 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wgcx-pj93-24xq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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