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.
References
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https://kb.arlo.com/000062592/Security-Advisory-for-Arlo-Q-Plus-SSH-Use-of-Hard-coded-Credentials-Allowing-Privilege-Escalation | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-683/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2021-06-29T14:33:48
Updated: 2021-06-29T14:33:48
Reserved: 2021-04-16T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-31505
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2021-06-29T15:15:18.993
Modified: 2021-07-07T17:42:18.703
Link: CVE-2021-31505
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