7.2
HIGH
CVE-2021-37145
Poly CX5500/CX5100 Command Injection Remote Code Execution
Description

A command-injection vulnerability in an authenticated Telnet connection in Poly (formerly Polycom) CX5500 and CX5100 1.3.5 leads an attacker to Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution capability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 7, 2021, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 4, 2024, 2:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-37145 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Poly cx5500_firmware
2 Poly cx5100_firmware
3 Poly cx5500
4 Poly cx5100
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-37145.

URL Resource
https://support.polycom.com/content/dam/polycom-support/global/documentation/security-bulletin-cx5100-cx5500-authenticated-v1-0.pdf Vendor Advisory
https://support.polycom.com/content/support.html Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-37145 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE unsupported-when-assigned
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A command-injection vulnerability in an authenticated Telnet connection in Poly (formerly Polycom) CX5500 and CX5100 1.3.5 leads an attacker to Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution capability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. A command-injection vulnerability in an authenticated Telnet connection in Poly (formerly Polycom) CX5500 and CX5100 1.3.5 leads an attacker to Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution capability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.polycom.com/content/dam/polycom-support/global/documentation/security-bulletin-cx5100-cx5500-authenticated-v1-0.pdf No Types Assigned https://support.polycom.com/content/dam/polycom-support/global/documentation/security-bulletin-cx5100-cx5500-authenticated-v1-0.pdf Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.polycom.com/content/support.html No Types Assigned https://support.polycom.com/content/support.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:poly:cx5500_firmware:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:poly:cx5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:poly:cx5100_firmware:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:poly:cx5100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} 0.02%

score

0.55224

percentile

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