Vulnerability · CVE-2021-21881
Lantronix premierwave_2050_firmware Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published Aug 19, 2022 · catalog updated Aug 19, 2022 · Lantronix
Patch now
CVE-2021-21881 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Lantronix against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 36.94%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- vendor Lantronix premierwave_2050_firmware
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the Web Manager Wireless Network Scanner functionality of Lantronix PremierWave 2050 8.9.0.0R4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to command execution. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
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- vendor Lantronix premierwave_2050_firmwareversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2021-21881
Recommended remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2021-21881 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Lantronix against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 36.94%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 19, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the Web Manager Wireless Network Scanner functionality of Lantronix PremierWave 2050 8.9.0.0R4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to command execution. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Aug 19, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-21881
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-21881
30-day exploitation probability 36.9%
first.org - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-21881
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the Web Manager Wireless Network Scanner functionality of Lantronix PremierWave 2050 8.9.0.0R4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to command execution. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulne
vulncheck.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.