Hard-coded credentials in Swift Sensors Gateway
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the device password generation functionality of Swift Sensors Gateway SG3-1010. A specially-crafted network request can lead to remote code execution. An attacker can send a sequence of requests to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.06197 93rd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Sensors | Swift Sensors Gateway | SG3-1010 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Swift Sensors Gateway VendorSwift Sensors Affected SG3-1010 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:swiftsensors:sg3-1010_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Swift Sensors |
| cpe:2.3:h:swiftsensors:sg3-1010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Swift Sensors |
- cpe:2.3:o:swiftsensors:sg3-1010_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Swift Sensors
- cpe:2.3:h:swiftsensors:sg3-1010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Swift Sensors
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40422
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrg2-vh9f-gq55
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-40422 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-40422 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qrg2-vh9f-gq55 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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