CVE-2021-42109

high-risk
Published 2021-10-08

VITEC Exterity IPTV products through 2021-04-30 allow privilege escalation to root.

Do I need to act?

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0.62% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (10)

Exterity Avediaserver
Exterity Avediastream Encoders Firmware
Avediastream M9605 Firmware
Avediastream M9400 Firmware
Avediastream M9405 Firmware
Avediastream M9305 Firmware
Avediastream R9300 Firmware
Avediastream R9310 Firmware
Avediastream M9325 Firmware
Avediastream R9350 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Vitec

References (4)

Exploit https://whitehoodhacker.net/posts/2021-10-04-the-big-rick
Vendor Advisory https://www.exterity.com
Exploit https://whitehoodhacker.net/posts/2021-10-04-the-big-rick
Vendor Advisory https://www.exterity.com
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate