9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-37160
Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel Firmware Validation Bypass Vulnerability
Description

A firmware validation issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. There is no firmware validation (e.g., cryptographic signature validation) during a File Upload for a firmware update.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 2, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-37160 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 Swisslog-healthcare hmi-3_control_panel_firmware
2 Swisslog-healthcare hmi-3_control_panel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-37160 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.armis.com/PwnedPiper
    Added Reference https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com
    Added Reference https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-service/armis-documents/cve-2021-37160-bulletin---no-firmware-update-validation.pdf?rev=c7f94647037c4007992e2e626d445561&hash=E89531490070A809FB74994018BA1248
    Added Reference https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20%2C%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20%2C%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20,%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-347 CWE-434 CWE-347
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.armis.com/PwnedPiper No Types Assigned https://www.armis.com/PwnedPiper Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com No Types Assigned https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-service/armis-documents/cve-2021-37160-bulletin---no-firmware-update-validation.pdf?rev=c7f94647037c4007992e2e626d445561&hash=E89531490070A809FB74994018BA1248 No Types Assigned https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-service/armis-documents/cve-2021-37160-bulletin---no-firmware-update-validation.pdf?rev=c7f94647037c4007992e2e626d445561&hash=E89531490070A809FB74994018BA1248 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20,%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20 No Types Assigned https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20,%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-434
    Added CWE NIST CWE-347
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:swisslog-healthcare:hmi-3_control_panel_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.2.5.7 OR cpe:2.3:h:swisslog-healthcare:hmi-3_control_panel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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.

2.03 }} 1.39%

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0.82771

percentile

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