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CVE-2021-37165

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 2, 2021 at 10:48 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:00 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorHMI 3 Control Panel FirmwareHmi-3 Control Panel

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

A buffer overflow issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. When a message is sent to the HMI TCP socket, it is forwarded to the hmiProcessMsg function through the pendingQ, and may lead to remote code execution.

Affected

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

HMI 3 Control Panel Firmware· Swisslog Healthcare
95%
v < 7.2.5.7
Affected range stops below 7.2.5.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
swisslog-healthcare-hmi-3-control-panel (same device)
Hmi-3 Control Panel· Swisslog Healthcaredevice
80%
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 (4)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.armis.com/PwnedPiper
x_refsource_MISCProduct
Source: [email protected]
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-service/armis-documents/cve-2021-37165-bulletin---overflow-in-hmiprocessmsg.pdf?rev=2e2678dab62b41ba999cd6d1e03974ca&hash=F465ACE2C7FAED826B52FE996E36ACEC
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20%2C%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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