CVE-2021-40422 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the device password generation functionality of Swift Sensors Gateway SG3-1010. A specially-crafted network request can lead to remote code execution. An attacker can send a sequence of requests to trigger this vulnerability.

Published: 2022-04-14

Score: 10 Critical

EPSS: 6.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Swift Sensors

Swift Sensors Gateway

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`SG3-1010`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:swiftsensors:sg3-1010_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:swiftsensors:sg3-1010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06197.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1431

History

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Swiftsensors Sg3-1010 Sg3-1010 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2022-04-14T19:56:17.120Z

Updated: 2025-04-15T19:07:25.779Z

Reserved: 2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40422

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:44:10.120Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-04-14T20:15:08.980

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:06:54.353

Link: CVE-2021-40422

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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