High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-40857
CVE-2021-40857
Description
Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Privilege Escalation via the passwd=1 substring.
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Affected products
12- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_6000r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.0b
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_6000rx_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.0b
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_basic.2\(19\"\)_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.0b
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_business\(19\"\)_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.0b
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_4000_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.0b
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5000r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.0b
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5010_voip_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.0b
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5020_voip_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.0b
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5200r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.0b
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5500r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=8.0b
- Auerswald/COMpact 5500Rdescription
- Range: <8.2B
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165163/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-005nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analysesnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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