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CVE-2021-35521

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-07-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A path traversal in Thrift command handlers in IDEMIA Morpho Wave Compact and VisionPass devices before 2.6.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to achieve denial of services and information disclosure via TCP/IP packets.

Affected products

• IDEMIA Morphowave Compact Md Firmware: all versions
• IDEMIA Morphowave Compact Mdpi-M Firmware: before 2.6.2 — fixed in 2.6.2
• IDEMIA Morphowave Compact Mdpi Firmware: before 2.6.2 — fixed in 2.6.2
• IDEMIA Visionpass Md Firmware: all versions
• IDEMIA Visionpass Mdpi-M Firmware: before 2.6.2 — fixed in 2.6.2
• IDEMIA Visionpass Mdpi Firmware: before 2.6.2 — fixed in 2.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IDEMIA Morphowave Compact Mdpi-M Firmware 2.6.2; IDEMIA Morphowave Compact Mdpi Firmware 2.6.2; IDEMIA Visionpass Mdpi-M Firmware 2.6.2; IDEMIA Visionpass Mdpi Firmware 2.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://biometricdevices.idemia.com/s/global-search/0696700000JJa0zAAD?sharing=true
• https://biometricdevices.idemia.com/s/global-search/0696700000JJa1nAAD?sharing=true
• https://www.idemia.com
• https://biometricdevices.idemia.com/s/global-search/0696700000JJa0zAAD?sharing=true
• https://biometricdevices.idemia.com/s/global-search/0696700000JJa1nAAD?sharing=true
• https://www.idemia.com

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