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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2021-06-29T14:33:48

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:03:33.317Z

Reserved: 2021-04-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-31505

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Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-29T15:15:18.993

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:05:48.857

Link: CVE-2021-31505

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