NEC EXPRESSCLUSTER X Web Manager Command Execution Vulnerability

EIP-9eccc486

A remote command execution vulnerability has been found in NEC EXPRESSCLUSTER X. WebManager (clpwebmc.exe) is a webserver tasked with providing remote administrative access, it is configured to utilize port 29003 by default. This vulnerability occurs due to a command injection vulnerability in “LogCollect.js”. An attacker is able to specify arbitrary commands that will be executed in the context of SYSTEM.

Vulnerability Identifiers

  • Exodus Intelligence: EIP-9eccc486
  • MITRE CVE: CVE-2021-20706

Vulnerability Metrics

  • CVSSv2 Score: 10.0

Vendor References

Discovery Credit

  • Exodus Intelligence

Disclosure Timeline

  • Disclosed to affected vendor: February 25th, 2021
  • Disclosed to public: October 29th, 2021

Further Information

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