CVE-2021-27574

HIGH
Published May 7, 20215y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 7, 2021 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue was discovered in Emote Remote Mouse through 4.0.0.0. It uses cleartext HTTP to check, and request, updates. Thus, attackers can machine-in-the-middle a victim to download a malicious binary in place of the real update, with no SSL errors or warnings.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.1
Exploitability
2.2
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-319

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
remotemouseemote_remote_mouse* ≤4.0.0.0

References 2

  • axelp.io https://axelp.io/MouseTrap
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • remotemouse.net https://remotemouse.net/blog/
    Product

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.