CVE-2021-28111
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 · uneditedDraeger X-Dock Firmware before 03.00.13 has Hard-Coded Credentials, leading to remote code execution by an authenticated attacker.
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 · moderate confidenceDraeger X-Dock Firmware versions prior to 03.00.13 contain hard-coded credentials embedded in the firmware. An attacker who obtains these credentials can authenticate to the device and execute arbitrary code remotely.
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< 03.00.13CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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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Identify the installed firmware versionAccess the device's web interface or management console and navigate to System Information or About section to view the current firmware versionAffected if The displayed firmware version is lower than 03.00.13
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Check the firmware file metadataIf you have a firmware update file, examine the file properties or use a tool to extract version information from the firmware imageAffected if The firmware version extracted is lower than 03.00.13
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Verify remote access configurationCheck if remote authentication or network management interfaces are enabled on the device through the administrative consoleAffected if Remote access is enabled and the firmware version is below 03.00.13, making the hard-coded credentials exploitable
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Review authentication logsExamine the device's authentication and access logs for any unauthorized login attempts or successful authentications from unexpected sourcesAffected if Unrecognized authentication attempts are found and the firmware version is below 03.00.13
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Inspect firmware binary for credentialsIf you have access to the firmware image, use a hex editor or strings utility to search for embedded credentials or default passwords within the binaryAffected if Hard-coded credentials or suspicious default passwords are found in the firmware
The device is affected if the Draeger X-Dock firmware version is below 03.00.13 and remote authentication or network management interfaces are accessible.
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.
dbcve · scoped03.00.13
Update Draeger X-Dock Firmware to version 03.00.13 or later to replace the vulnerable firmware image. Until patched, isolate the device on a restricted network segment and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
X Dock Firmware 03.00.13 or later
- Obtain the Draeger X-Dock Firmware version 03.00.13 or later from the official Draeger support portal (static.draeger.com)
- Follow Draeger's standard firmware upgrade procedure for the X-Dock device
- Verify the firmware upgrade was successful by checking the firmware version in the device settings
- Change any default credentials that may have been hard-coded after the upgrade as a precaution
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-28111 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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