What is CVE-2021-20990?

CVE-2021-20990 is a vulnerability in Fibaro Home Center 2 and Lite devices with firmware version 4.600 and older, where an internal management service on port 8000 can be accessed without authentication to trigger shutdown, reboot, or reboot into recovery mode.

How severe is CVE-2021-20990?

CVE-2021-20990 has a severity rating of 7.5 out of 10, making it a high-risk vulnerability.

How can CVE-2021-20990 be exploited?

CVE-2021-20990 can be exploited by accessing the internal management service on port 8000 without authentication and triggering shutdown, reboot, or reboot into recovery mode.

Are Fibaro Home Center 2 and Lite devices without firmware version 4.600 or older vulnerable to CVE-2021-20990?

No, Fibaro Home Center 2 and Lite devices without firmware version 4.600 or older are not vulnerable to CVE-2021-20990.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-20990

high

7.8

CWE

306

19/4/2021

16/9/2024

CVE-2021-20990: Fibaro Home Center Unauthenticated access to shutdown, reboot and reboot to recovery mode

First published: Mon Apr 19 2021(Updated: )

In Fibaro Home Center 2 and Lite devices with firmware version 4.600 and older an internal management service is accessible on port 8000 and some API endpoints could be accessed without authentication to trigger a shutdown, a reboot or a reboot into recovery mode.

Credit: info@cert.vde.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Fibaro Home Center 2 Firmware	<=4.600
Fibaro Home Center 2
Fibaro Home Center Lite Firmware	<=4.600
Fibaro Home Center Lite

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What is CVE-2021-20990?
CVE-2021-20990 is a vulnerability in Fibaro Home Center 2 and Lite devices with firmware version 4.600 and older, where an internal management service on port 8000 can be accessed without authentication to trigger shutdown, reboot, or reboot into recovery mode.
How severe is CVE-2021-20990?
CVE-2021-20990 has a severity rating of 7.5 out of 10, making it a high-risk vulnerability.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2021-20990?
Fibaro Home Center 2 and Lite devices with firmware version 4.600 and older are affected by CVE-2021-20990.
How can CVE-2021-20990 be exploited?
CVE-2021-20990 can be exploited by accessing the internal management service on port 8000 without authentication and triggering shutdown, reboot, or reboot into recovery mode.
Are Fibaro Home Center 2 and Lite devices without firmware version 4.600 or older vulnerable to CVE-2021-20990?
No, Fibaro Home Center 2 and Lite devices without firmware version 4.600 or older are not vulnerable to CVE-2021-20990.

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