CVE-2021-28372

Public Exploit

Description

ThroughTek's Kalay Platform 2.0 network allows an attacker to impersonate an arbitrary ThroughTek (TUTK) device given a valid 20-byte uniquely assigned identifier (UID). This could result in an attacker hijacking a victim's connection and forcing them into supplying credentials needed to access the victim TUTK device.

Category

8.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.91% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory throughtek.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.throughtek.com/kalay_overview.html broken link vendor advisory
https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/FEYE-2021-0020/FEYE-2021-0020.md third party advisory mitigation
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/08/mandiant-discloses-critical-vulnerability-affecting-iot-devices.html exploit third party advisory mitigation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-28372?
CVE-2021-28372 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-28372?
To fix CVE-2021-28372, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-28372 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-28372 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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