CVE-2021-40222
CVSS v3
7.2
HIGH
EPSS Score
4.7 %
exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
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SSVC status
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Affected and fixed versions
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Description
Rittal CMC PU III Web management Version affected: V3.11.00_2. Version fixed: V3.17.10 is affected by a remote code execution vulnerablity. It is possible to introduce shell code to create a reverse shell in the PU-Hostname field of the TCP/IP Configuration dialog. Web application fails to sanitize user input on Network TCP/IP configuration page. This allows the attacker to inject commands as root on the device which will be executed once the data is received.
Technical details
- Published
- 2021-09-09
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