CVE-2021-40149

Exp

The web server of the E1 Zoom camera through 3.0.0.716 discloses its SSL private key via the root web server directory. In this way an attacker can download the entire key via the /self.key URI.

Published: 2022-07-17 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-40149 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.67%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2021-40149

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-40149

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 62.95% 5.67% -57.27%
2 2026-03-06 59.24% 62.95% +3.71%
3 2025-12-02 59.24%

Full EPSS history (33 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-40149

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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-40149

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-40149

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
reolink e1_zoom_firmware <= 3.0.0.716 cpe:2.3:o:reolink:e1_zoom_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-40149

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