CVE-2021-22909
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability found in EdgeMAX EdgeRouter V2.0.9 and earlier could allow a malicious actor to execute a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack during a firmware update. This vulnerability is fixed in EdgeMAX EdgeRouter V2.0.9-hotfix.1 and later.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA vulnerability in EdgeMAX EdgeRouter V2.0.9 and earlier allows a man-in-the-middle attack during firmware updates. This indicates the firmware update mechanism lacks proper certificate validation or secure channel enforcement. An attacker positioned on the network could intercept the update process to inject malicious firmware.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.0.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed firmware versionAccess the EdgeRouter via CLI with 'show version' or via the web UI at Dashboard > System, and locate the firmware version number displayed.Affected if The displayed firmware version is 2.0.9 or earlier (for example, 2.0.8, 2.0.7, 1.10.x, etc.)
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Verify firmware update capabilityCheck if the device has the firmware update feature configured or has performed previous updates by reviewing the system logs at /var/log/messages or via the web UI under the System tab for upgrade history.Affected if The device has firmware update capability enabled or has upgrade history records present.
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Identify network exposure during updatesDetermine whether the EdgeRouter has been on untrusted networks (such as public networks, shared LAN segments, or networks where other devices are untrusted) when performing or attempting firmware updates. Review network configuration and update attempts.Affected if The device performed or could perform firmware updates over a network where an attacker could intercept traffic (not isolated or on a fully trusted network).
The device is affected if it runs firmware version 2.0.9 or earlier AND has firmware update functionality present AND operates on networks where a man-in-the-middle position is possible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to EdgeMAX EdgeRouter V2.0.9-hotfix.1 or later and ensure firmware downloads occur over trusted networks.
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-22909 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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