CVE-2021-41299
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 · uneditedECOA BAS controller is vulnerable to hard-coded credentials within its Linux distribution image, thus remote attackers can obtain administrator’s privilege without logging in.
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 confidenceThe ECOA BAS controller contains hard-coded credentials embedded within its Linux distribution image, allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication entirely and gain administrator-level privileges without valid login credentials.
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 dataall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 device product modelLog into the device administrative interface or check the device label/packaging to confirm the exact product name and model number matches one of the affected products: Ecoa Ecs Router Controller, Ecoa Riskbuster, or Ecoa RiskterminatorAffected if The product is any version of Ecoa Ecs Router Controller Ecs Firmware, Ecoa Riskbuster Firmware, or Ecoa Riskterminator
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Determine firmware versionAccess the device firmware version information through the administrative web interface, command-line interface, or system information page. Compare the discovered version against the affected product listAffected if The device firmware is any version of the listed Ecoa products (all versions are affected)
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Check network exposure and remote access configurationReview the device network settings to determine if remote administrative access is enabled, specifically looking for any exposed services such as telnet, SSH, web management interfaces, or VPN access that could be accessed from untrusted networksAffected if Remote administrative interfaces are accessible from external networks or untrusted segments
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Audit user accounts for hard-coded credential patternsReview the list of configured user accounts on the device, looking for any accounts with default, generic, or easily guessable usernames and passwords that may correspond to hard-coded credentials rather than unique site-specific passwordsAffected if The device contains accounts with credentials that appear to be factory defaults or are shared across multiple installations
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Review authentication logs for anomalous administrative accessExamine authentication and access logs for successful logins from unexpected IP addresses, unusual geographic locations, or access attempts that occurred outside normal maintenance windowsAffected if There is evidence of unauthorized administrative access that bypassed normal authentication requirements
A defender is affected if their environment contains any Ecoa Ecs Router Controller, Riskbuster, or Riskterminator device with remote access enabled, as all versions contain hard-coded credentials allowing authentication bypass.
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 dataReplace hard-coded credentials with strong, unique passwords; apply vendor firmware updates when available; isolate the BAS controller from untrusted networks to reduce attack surface.
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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-2021-41299 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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