CVE-2021-40408Network attack vector

Authenticated command execution via unvalidated DDNS username

Published Jan 28, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025

OS command injection in Reolink RLC-410W 3.0.0.136_20121102 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via SetDdns. The set_dds_config function formats the SetDdns userName value into a shell command without validation, then passes that command to pip_system. Access to the privileged network-settings API is required; successful exploitation executes commands with the camera service's operating-system privileges.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability3.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Reolink RLC-410W 3.0.0.136_20121102 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via SetDdns. The set_dds_config function formats the SetDdns userName value into a shell command without validation, then passes that command to pip_system. Access to the privileged network-settings API is required; successful exploitation executes commands with the camera service's operating-system privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-40408
Published
Jan 28, 2022
Updated
Apr 15, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 28, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

9.1Cisco TalosCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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