CVE-2021-31883

A vulnerability has been identified in Capital Embedded AR Classic 431-422 (All versions), Capital Embedded AR Classic R20-11 (All versions < V2303). When processing a DHCP ACK message, the DHCP client application does not validate the length of the Vendor option(s), leading to Denial-of-Service conditions. (FSMD-2021-0013)

Published: 2021-11-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-31883 is rated Moderate Risk (53.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.48%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-31883

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.41% 1.48% +0.06%
2 2025-04-20 0.86% 1.41% +0.55%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.86% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-31883

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 4.2 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-31883

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-31883

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
siemens capital_vstar — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:capital_vstar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens nucleus_net — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:nucleus_net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens nucleus_readystart_v3 < 2017.02.1 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:nucleus_readystart_v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens nucleus_source_code — cpe:2.3:a:siemens:nucleus_source_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens apogee_modular_building_controller_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:siemens:apogee_modular_building_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens apogee_modular_equiment_controller_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:siemens:apogee_modular_equiment_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens apogee_pxc_compact_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:siemens:apogee_pxc_compact_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens apogee_pxc_modular_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:siemens:apogee_pxc_modular_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens talon_tc_compact_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:siemens:talon_tc_compact_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens talon_tc_modular_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:siemens:talon_tc_modular_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-31883

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