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TI-2021-17780 Aliases CVE-2021-40857GHSA-cc82-9xq4-fr7x

Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Privilege Escalation via the passwd=1 substring.

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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

Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Privilege Escalation via the passwd=1 substring.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02095 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5500r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0bVulnerableAuerswald
cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5500r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAuerswald
cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5200r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0bVulnerableAuerswald
cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5200r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAuerswald
cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5000r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0bVulnerableAuerswald
cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5000r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAuerswald
cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_4000_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0bVulnerableAuerswald
cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_4000r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAuerswald
cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_6000r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0bVulnerableAuerswald
cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_6000r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAuerswald
  • cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5500r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0b Vulnerable ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5500r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5200r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0b Vulnerable ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5200r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5000r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0b Vulnerable ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5000r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_4000_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0b Vulnerable ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_4000r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_6000r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0b Vulnerable ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_6000r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Auerswald
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_6000rx_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0bVulnerableAuerswald
cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_6000rx_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAuerswald
cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_business\(19\"\)_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0bVulnerableAuerswald
cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_business\(19\"\)_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAuerswald
cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_basic.2\(19\"\)_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0bVulnerableAuerswald
cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_basic.2\(19\"\)_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAuerswald
cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5010_voip_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0bVulnerableAuerswald
cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5010_voip_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAuerswald
cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5020_voip_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0bVulnerableAuerswald
cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5020_voip_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAuerswald
  • cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_6000rx_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0b Vulnerable ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_6000rx_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_business\(19\"\)_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0b Vulnerable ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_business\(19\"\)_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_basic.2\(19\"\)_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0b Vulnerable ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_basic.2\(19\"\)_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5010_voip_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0b Vulnerable ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5010_voip_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5020_voip_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0b Vulnerable ·Auerswald
  • cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5020_voip_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Auerswald

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40857
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cc82-9xq4-fr7x

References

Exploit 3

  • TI-2021-17781 Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Arbitrary File Disclosure. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9

Sources

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