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CVE-2021-33538: weidmueller ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-eu_firmware Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighModified
Published 25-06-2021Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-33538 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in weidmueller ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-eu_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-06-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable improper access control vulnerability exists in the iw_webs account settings functionality. A specially crafted user name entry can cause the overwrite of an existing user account password, resulting in remote shell access to the device as that user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.05% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Weidmueller8 products
Weidmüller2 products
  • ie-wl(t)-bl-ap-cl-xx≥ IE-WL-BL-AP-CL-EU (2536600000), ≤ V1.16.18 (Build 18081617) | ≥ IE-WLT-BL-AP-CL-EU (2536650000), ≤ V1.16.18 (Build 18081617) | ≥ IE-WL-BL-AP-CL-US (2536660000), ≤ V1.16.18 (Build 18081617) | ≥ IE-WLT-BL-AP-CL-US (2536670000), ≤ V1.16.18 (Build 18081617)
  • ie-wl(t)-vl-ap-cl-xx≥ IE-WL-VL-AP-BR-CL-EU (2536680000), ≤ V1.11.10 (Build 18122616) | ≥ IE-WLT-VL-AP-BR-CL-EU (2536690000), ≤ V1.11.10 (Build 18122616) | ≥ IE-WL-VL-AP-BR-CL-US (2536700000), ≤ V1.11.10 (Build 18122616) | ≥ IE-WLT-VL-AP-BR-CL-US (2536710000), ≤ V1.11.10 (Build 18122616)

2 vendors · 10 products

References

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