CVE-2021-37160
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
A firmware validation issue was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. There is no firmware validation (e.g., cryptographic signature validation) during a File Upload for a firmware update.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 8.23%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 95
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-347
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-2021-37160-bulletin---no-firmware-update-validation.pdf?rev=c7f94647037c4007992e2e626d445561&hash=E89531490070A809FB74994018BA1248
- 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-2021-37160-bulletin---no-firmware-update-validation.pdf?rev=c7f94647037c4007992e2e626d445561&hash=E89531490070A809FB74994018BA1248
- 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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