---
id: CVE-2021-41716
title: >-
  Maharashtra State Electricity Board Mahavitara Android Application 8.20 and
  prior is vulnerable to remote account takeover due to OTP fixation
  vulnerability in password rest function
summary: >-
  Maharashtra State Electricity Board Mahavitara Android Application 8.20 and
  prior is vulnerable to remote account takeover due to OTP fixation
  vulnerability in password rest function
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
vendor: mahadiscom
product: mahavitaran
affected:
  - mahavitaran <= 7.50
published: '2021-12-07'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41716'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://cvewalkthrough.com/cve-2021-41716-mahavitaran-android-application-account-take-over-via-otp-fixation/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://maharashtra.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://cvewalkthrough.com/cve-2021-41716-mahavitaran-android-application-account-take-over-via-otp-fixation/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01323
epssPercentile: 0.69665
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T17:03:23.621Z'
---

## Overview

Maharashtra State Electricity Board Mahavitara Android Application 8.20 and prior is vulnerable to remote account takeover due to OTP fixation vulnerability in password rest function

## Affected

- `mahavitaran <= 7.50`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.