CVSS 3.1
6.8 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2021-31505
Medium (6.8) in arlo q plus firmware. EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
This vulnerability allows attackers with physical access to escalate privileges on affected installations of Arlo Q Plus 1.9.0.3_278. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SSH service. The device can be booted into a special operation mode where hard-coded credentials are accepted for SSH authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-12890.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 46% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-798
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- arlo:q_plus_firmware
References
- https://kb.arlo.com/000062592/Security-Advisory-for-Arlo-Q-Plus-SSH-Use-of-Hard-coded-Credentials-Allowing-Privilege-Escalation
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-683/
- https://kb.arlo.com/000062592/Security-Advisory-for-Arlo-Q-Plus-SSH-Use-of-Hard-coded-Credentials-Allowing-Privilege-Escalation
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-683/