CVE-2021-20999

WEIDMUELLER: Accidentally open network port in u-controls and IoT-Gateways

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2021 at 01:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:34 AM UTC
12 products affected across 2 vendorsUc20-wl2000-ac FirmwareIot GW30 FirmwareUc20-wl2000-iot Firmware

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

In Weidmüller u-controls and IoT-Gateways in versions up to 1.12.1 a network port intended only for device-internal usage is accidentally accessible via external network interfaces. By exploiting this vulnerability the device may be manipulated or the operation may be stopped.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.10.0 ≤ v < 1.10.31.3.0 ≤ v < 1.9.11.11.01.12.1
Affected range stops below 1.10.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
weidmueller-iot-gw30-4g-eu (same device)
1.10.0 ≤ v < 1.10.31.3.0 ≤ v < 1.9.11.11.01.12.1
Affected range stops below 1.10.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
weidmueller-iot-gw30 (same device)
1.10.0 ≤ v < 1.10.31.3.0 ≤ v < 1.9.11.11.01.12.1
Affected range stops below 1.10.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
weidmueller-uc20-wl2000-ac (same device)
1.10.0 ≤ v < 1.10.31.3.0 ≤ v < 1.9.11.11.01.12.1
Affected range stops below 1.10.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
weidmueller-uc20-wl2000-iot (same device)
1.10.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.10.21.11.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.12.11.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.9.01.10.01.11.01.3.0
1.10.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.10.21.11.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.12.11.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.9.01.10.01.11.01.3.0
1.10.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.10.21.11.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.12.11.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.9.01.10.01.11.01.3.0
1.10.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.10.21.11.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.12.11.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 1.9.01.10.01.11.01.3.0
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2021-016

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-668NVD-CWE-Other

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