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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-42071

visual-tools dvr_vx16_firmware Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Mar 6, 2024 · catalog updated Mar 6, 2024 · visual-tools dvr_vx16_firmware Improper Neutralization

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CVE-2021-42071 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm visual-tools dvr_vx16_firmware Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (visual-tools dvr_vx16_firmware Improper Neutralization).
  • 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
69.88%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor visual-tools dvr_vx16_firmware

In Visual Tools DVR VX16 4.2.28.0, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve remote command execution via shell metacharacters in the cgi-bin/slogin/login.py User-Agent HTTP header.

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  • vendor visual-tools dvr_vx16_firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2021-42071

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2021-42071 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm visual-tools dvr_vx16_firmware Improper Neutralization 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 69.88%. 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

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 6, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    In Visual Tools DVR VX16 4.2.28.0, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve remote command execution via shell metacharacters in the cgi-bin/slogin/login.py User-Agent HTTP header.

  2. Mar 6, 2024 · 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-2021-42071

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-42071

    30-day exploitation probability 69.9%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-42071

    In Visual Tools DVR VX16 4.2.28.0, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve remote command execution via shell metacharacters in the cgi-bin/slogin/login.py User-Agent HTTP header.

    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.