CVE-2021-37915

high

Description

An issue was discovered on the Grandstream HT801 Analog Telephone Adaptor before 1.0.29.8. From the limited configuration shell, it is possible to set the malicious gdb_debug_server variable. As a result, after a reboot, the device downloads and executes malicious scripts from an attacker-defined host.

References

https://www.secforce.com/blog/exploiting-grandstream-ht801-ata-cve-2021-37748-cve-2021-37915/

http://www.grandstream.com/products/gateways-and-atas/analog-telephone-adaptors/product/ht801

http://firmware.grandstream.com/BETA/Release_Note_HT80x_1.0.29.8.pdf

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-10-28

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00769