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CVE-2021-31505

Published: Jun 29, 2021

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

6.8

MEDIUM

Description

This vulnerability allows attackers with physical access to escalate privileges on affected installations of Arlo Q Plus 1.9.0.3_278. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SSH service. The device can be booted into a special operation mode where hard-coded credentials are accepted for SSH authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12890.

VendorProductVersions

Arlo

Q Plus

affected
1.9.0.3_278

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-798

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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