CVE-2021-26596

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

An issue was discovered in Nokia NetAct 18A. A malicious user can change a filename of an uploaded file to include JavaScript code, which is then stored and executed by a victim's web browser. The most common mechanism for delivering malicious content is to include it as a parameter in a URL that is posted publicly or e-mailed directly to victims. Here, the /netact/sct filename parameter is used.

Affected products

Nokia Netact: 18a

References

https://www.gruppotim.it/redteam
https://www.trusted-introducer.org/directory/teams/nokia-psirt.html
https://www.gruppotim.it/redteam
https://www.trusted-introducer.org/directory/teams/nokia-psirt.html

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