Trendnet AC2600 TEW-827DRU version 2.08B01 does not have sufficient protections for the UART functionality. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection. No username or password is required and the user is given a root shell with full control of the device.
References
Link Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-54 Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2021-12-30T21:31:09

Updated: 2021-12-30T21:31:09

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2021-20161

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-12-30T22:15:09.157

Modified: 2022-07-12T17:42:04.277


Link: CVE-2021-20161

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