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CVE-2021-42165

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 14.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-05-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

MitraStar GPT-2541GNAC-N1 (HGU) 100VNZ0b33 devices allow remote authenticated users to obtain root access by executing command "deviceinfo show file &&/bin/bash" because of incorrect sanitization of parameter "path".

Affected products

• MitraStar Gpt-2541Gnac-N1 Firmware: br_g3.5_100vnz0b33

References

• https://github.com/leoservalli/Privilege-escalation-MitraStar/blob/main/README.md
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164333/Mitrastar-GPT-2541GNAC-N1-Privilege-Escalation.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50351
• https://github.com/leoservalli/Privilege-escalation-MitraStar/blob/main/README.md
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164333/Mitrastar-GPT-2541GNAC-N1-Privilege-Escalation.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50351

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