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CVE-2021-37165

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% 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-120

Description

A buffer overflow 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. When a message is sent to the HMI TCP socket, it is forwarded to the hmiProcessMsg function through the pendingQ, and may lead to remote code execution.

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-2021-37165-bulletin---overflow-in-hmiprocessmsg.pdf?rev=2e2678dab62b41ba999cd6d1e03974ca&hash=F465ACE2C7FAED826B52FE996E36ACEC
• 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-2021-37165-bulletin---overflow-in-hmiprocessmsg.pdf?rev=2e2678dab62b41ba999cd6d1e03974ca&hash=F465ACE2C7FAED826B52FE996E36ACEC
• 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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