High severity · published Jul 19, 2021
CVE-2021-36799
KNX ETS5 through 5.7.6 uses the hard-coded password ETS5Password, with a salt value of Ivan Medvedev, allowing local users to read project information
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
KNX ETS5 through 5.7.6 uses the hard-coded password ETS5Password, with a salt value of Ivan Medvedev, allowing local users to read project information. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ET
Engineering Tool Software 5 · Knx
through 5.7.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36799
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36799
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165200/ETS5-Password-Recovery-Tool.html
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/robertguetzkow/ets5-password-recovery
Product
https://www.knx.org/knx-en/for-professionals/software/ets-5-professional/