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TI-2021-18580 Aliases CVE-2021-42071GHSA-5pjx-33j8-9h49

In Visual Tools DVR VX16 4.2.28.0, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve remote command…

Priority HIGH 79CWE-78Published · 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-78.

Summary

In Visual Tools DVR VX16 4.2.28.0, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve remote command execution via shell metacharacters in the cgi-bin/slogin/login.py User-Agent HTTP header.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.69882 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:visual-tools:dvr_vx16_firmware:4.2.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.28.0VulnerableVisual-Tools
cpe:2.3:h:visual-tools:dvr_vx16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onVisual-Tools
  • cpe:2.3:o:visual-tools:dvr_vx16_firmware:4.2.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.28.0 Vulnerable ·Visual-Tools
  • cpe:2.3:h:visual-tools:dvr_vx16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Visual-Tools

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42071
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pjx-33j8-9h49

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Sources

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