CVE-2021-21894Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated file disclosure via unsanitized TFTP path

Published Dec 22, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Path traversal in Lantronix PremierWave 2050 8.9.0.0R4 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via Web Manager. FsTFtp composes its final local file path from the unsanitized cwd HTTP parameter, allowing ../ sequences to escape /ltrx_user/. The requester needs the filesystem privilege, and the device sends the chosen file to an attacker-controlled TFTP server.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability2.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Lantronix PremierWave 2050 8.9.0.0R4 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via Web Manager. FsTFtp composes its final local file path from the unsanitized cwd HTTP parameter, allowing ../ sequences to escape /ltrx_user/. The requester needs the filesystem privilege, and the device sends the chosen file to an attacker-controlled TFTP server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-21894
Published
Dec 22, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Lantronix
Product
PremierWave 2050
Classifications
CWE-22, T1048.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 22, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Lantronix PremierWave 2050 8.9.0.0R4 (in QEMU)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Lantronix · PremierWave 2050version=Lantronix PremierWave 2050 8.9.0.0R4 (in QEMU)

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.1Cisco TalosCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 11, 2026Sep 17, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 17, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1048.003Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol: Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol

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