CVE-2021-35521

A path traversal in Thrift command handlers in IDEMIA Morpho Wave Compact and VisionPass devices before 2.6.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to achieve denial of services and information disclosure via TCP/IP packets.

Published: 2021-07-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-35521 is rated Moderate Risk (40.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-35521

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 2025-03-30 0.56% 0.29% -0.27%
2 2025-03-29 0.26% 0.56% +0.29%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-35521

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.7 5.2 [email protected]
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-35521

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-35521

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
idemia morphowave_compact_mdpi_firmware < 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:idemia:morphowave_compact_mdpi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
idemia morphowave_compact_mdpi-m_firmware < 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:idemia:morphowave_compact_mdpi-m_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
idemia visionpass_mdpi_firmware < 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:idemia:visionpass_mdpi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
idemia visionpass_mdpi-m_firmware < 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:idemia:visionpass_mdpi-m_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
idemia visionpass_md_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:idemia:visionpass_md_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
idemia morphowave_compact_md_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:idemia:morphowave_compact_md_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-35521

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