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CVE-2021-22909 (GCVE-0-2021-22909)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-27 11:14 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:58
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Summary
A vulnerability found in EdgeMAX EdgeRouter V2.0.9 and earlier could allow a malicious actor to execute a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack during a firmware update. This vulnerability is fixed in EdgeMAX EdgeRouter V2.0.9-hotfix.1 and later.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-300 - Man-in-the-Middle (CWE-300)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a EdgeMAX EdgeRouter Affected: Fixed Version: 2.0.9-hotfix.1 or later.
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