Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 7, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-40859
CVE-2021-40859
Description
Backdoors were discovered in Auerswald COMpact 5500R 7.8A and 8.0B devices, that allow attackers with access to the web based management application full administrative access to the device.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5500r_firmware:7.8a:build002:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5500r_firmware:7.8a:build002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5500r_firmware:8.0b:build000:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Auerswald/COMpact 5500Rdescription
- Range: 7.8A, 8.0B
Patches
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References
2- www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2021-007/-auerswald-compact-multiple-backdoorsnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analysesnvdThird Party Advisory
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