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CVE-2021-35032: Zyxel security advisory for OS command injection vulnerabilities of GS1900, XGS1210, and XGS1250 series switches

A vulnerability in the ‘libsal.so’ of the Zyxel GS1900 series firmware version 2.60 could allow an authenticated local user to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted function call.

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Zyxel security advisory for OS command injection vulnerabilities of GS1900, XGS1210, and XGS1250 series switches

CVE: CVE-2021-35031, CVE-2021-35032

Summary

Zyxel has released patches addressing OS command injection vulnerabilities in the GS1900, XGS1210, and XGS1250 series of switches. Users are advised to install the applicable firmware updates for optimal protection.

What are the vulnerabilities?

CVE-2021-35031

An OS command injection vulnerability was identified in the TFTP client of Zyxel’s GS1900, XGS1210, and XGS1250 series of switches, such that an authenticated local user could execute arbitrary OS commands via the GUI of the vulnerable device.

CVE-2021-35032

An OS command injection vulnerability was identified in the libsal.so of Zyxel’s GS1900 series switches, such that an authenticated local user could execute OS commands via internal function calls.

What versions are vulnerable—and what should you do?

After a thorough investigation, we’ve identified the vulnerable switches for CVE-2021-35031 and CVE-2021-35032 that are within their warranty and support period, with their firmware patches shown in the table below.

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Affected model

Patch availability

CVE-2021-35031
CVE-2021-35032

GS1900-8

V2.70(AAHH.0)C0 in Nov. 2021

GS1900-8HP

V2.70(AAHI.0)C0 in Nov. 2021

GS1900-10HP

V2.70(AAZI.0)C0 in Nov. 2021

GS1900-16

V2.70(AAHJ.0)C0 in Nov. 2021