CVE-2021-40422 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2021-40422

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the device password generation...

Vulnerability Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the device password generation functionality of Swift Sensors Gateway SG3-1010. A specially-crafted network request can lead to remote code execution. An attacker can send a sequence of requests to trigger this vulnerability.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Discovered by Dave McDaniel of Cisco Talos.

Affected Vendor

Swift Sensors

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Affected Software

Swift Sensors Gateway
Vulnerable Versions:
SG3-1010

Timeline

Official Publish: April 14th, 2022
Last Modified: April 15th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)