Description
In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality. A specially crafted menu selection string can cause an escape from the restricted console, resulting in system access as the root user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0065
EPSS Percentile
71.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-710
Status
published
Products (8)
weidmueller/ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-eu_firmware
< 1.16.18
weidmueller/ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-us_firmware
< 1.16.18
weidmueller/ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-eu_firmware
< 1.16.18
weidmueller/ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-us_firmware
< 1.16.18
weidmueller/ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-eu_firmware
< 1.16.18
weidmueller/ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-us_firmware
< 1.16.18
weidmueller/ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-eu_firmware
< 1.16.18
weidmueller/ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-us_firmware
< 1.16.18
Published
Jun 25, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026