CVE-2021-40858

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Arbitrary File Disclosure. A sub-admin can read the cleartext Admin password via the fileName=../../etc/passwd substring.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165166/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-006Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analysesExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165166/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-006Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analysesExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 13, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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