WebSSH 14.16.10 on iOS mashREPL improper validation of specified quantity in input

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WebSSH 14.16.10 on iOS. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation of the argument mashREPL leads to improper validation of specified quantity in input. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-47827. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WebSSH 14.16.10 on iOS. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument mashREPL with an unknown input leads to a improper validation of specified quantity in input vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1284. The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

WebSSH for iOS 14.16.10 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the mashREPL tool that allows attackers to crash the application by pasting malformed input. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by copying a 300-character buffer of repeated 'A' characters into the mashREPL input field, causing the application to crash.

The weakness was disclosed by Luis Martinez as 49883. The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-47827 since 01/14/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (49883) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-2899). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper validation of specified quantity in input
CWE: CWE-1284 / CWE-703
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

01/14/2026 CVE reserved
01/16/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
01/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/17/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 49883
Researcher: Luis Martinez
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-47827 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-47827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341642
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2026 20:23
Updated: 01/17/2026 19:53
Changes: 01/16/2026 20:23 (80), 01/17/2026 19:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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