Xerox AltaLink Abuse Scan Feature to Delete Files (CVE-2021-28670)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 505552

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Xerox AltaLink B8045/B8090 before 103.008.030.32000, C8030/C8035 before 103.001.030.32000, C8045/C8055 before 103.002.030.32000 and C8070 before 103.003.030.32000 allow unauthorized users, by leveraging the Scan To Mailbox feature, to delete arbitrary files from the disk.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 505552

File Name: tenable_ot_xerox_CVE-2021-28670.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 7/27/2026

Updated: 7/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.06

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-28670

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:xerox:altalink_b8045_firmware, cpe:/o:xerox:altalink_b8055_firmware, cpe:/o:xerox:altalink_b8065_firmware, cpe:/o:xerox:altalink_b8075_firmware, cpe:/o:xerox:altalink_b8090_firmware, cpe:/o:xerox:altalink_c8030_firmware, cpe:/o:xerox:altalink_c8035_firmware, cpe:/o:xerox:altalink_c8045_firmware, cpe:/o:xerox:altalink_c8055_firmware, cpe:/o:xerox:altalink_c8070_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Xerox

Patch Publication Date: 12/4/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-28670

Detections

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