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CVE-2021-33016

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2022-05-26
  • Fixed in8.7
  • WeaknessCWE-798

Am I affected?

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Description

An attacker can gain full access (read/write/delete) to sensitive folders due to hard-coded credentials on KUKA KR C4 control software for versions prior to 8.7 or any product running KSS.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-05-2617:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Kuka kr c4 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.7< 8.78.7
Kuka kss
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-21-208-01 CISA2 known affected

    KUKA KR C4

    KSS: All versions · KR C4: All versions prior to 8.7

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Kuka kr c4 firmware to 8.7
  2. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-208-01 · 2 productsKUKA recommends users change default passwords for versions KSS 8.3 and later when possible. KSS versions 8.2 and prior are no longer supported and do not support password changes. External measures may be required to restrict network-level access and physical access to these systems. Please contac…

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-04-16
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-798read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.0 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-05-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33016?

An attacker can gain full access (read/write/delete) to sensitive folders due to hard-coded credentials on KUKA KR C4 control software for versions prior to 8.7 or any product running KSS.

Is CVE-2021-33016 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-33016 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.0% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-33016?

CVE-2021-33016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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