CVE-2021-37161
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
A buffer overflow issue was discovered in the HMI3 Control Panel contained within the Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel, operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. A buffer overflow allows an attacker to overwrite an internal queue data structure and can lead to remote code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.26% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2021-08-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| swisslog-healthcare | hmi-3 control panel |
| swisslog-healthcare | hmi-3 control panel firmware |
References
- https://www.armis.com/PwnedPiper
- https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com
- https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-service/armis-documents/cve-2021-37161-bulletin---underflow-in-udprxthread.pdf?rev=9395dad86d0b4811ae4a9e37f0568c2e&hash=3D8571C7A3DCC8B7D8DCB89C2DA4BB8D
- https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20%2C%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20
- https://www.armis.com/PwnedPiper
- https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com
- https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-service/armis-documents/cve-2021-37161-bulletin---underflow-in-udprxthread.pdf?rev=9395dad86d0b4811ae4a9e37f0568c2e&hash=3D8571C7A3DCC8B7D8DCB89C2DA4BB8D
- https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20%2C%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20
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