CVE-2021-37160

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-08-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-347

Description

A firmware validation issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. There is no firmware validation (e.g., cryptographic signature validation) during a File Upload for a firmware update.

Affected products

Swisslog-Healthcare Hmi-3 Control Panel Firmware: before 7.2.5.7 — fixed in 7.2.5.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Swisslog-Healthcare Hmi-3 Control Panel Firmware 7.2.5.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.armis.com/PwnedPiper
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-service/armis-documents/cve-2021-37160-bulletin---no-firmware-update-validation.pdf?rev=c7f94647037c4007992e2e626d445561&hash=E89531490070A809FB74994018BA1248
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20%2C%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20
https://www.armis.com/PwnedPiper
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-service/armis-documents/cve-2021-37160-bulletin---no-firmware-update-validation.pdf?rev=c7f94647037c4007992e2e626d445561&hash=E89531490070A809FB74994018BA1248
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20%2C%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20

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