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Status published
Critical
CVE-2021-4161
ICSA-21-357-01 Moxa MGate Protocol Gateways
Vulnerability Description
The affected products contain vulnerable firmware, which could allow an attacker to sniff the traffic and decrypt login credential details. This could give an attacker admin rights through the HTTP web server.
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:
- Parul Sindhwad, Anurag M. Chevendra, and Dr. Faruk Kazi of CoE-CNDS Lab; VJTI; and Mumbai-INDIA reported this vulnerability to Moxa.
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Affected Vendor
Moxa
View all reports →Affected Software
MGate MB3180 Series, MGate MB3280 Series, MGate MB3480 Series
Vulnerable Versions:
all, all 4.1, all 3.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 27th, 2021
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H