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CVE-2021-42540

HIGH
Published 2021-10-22T13:23:22.604576Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.002
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.447
Higher than 44.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

The affected product is vulnerable to a unsanitized extract folder for system configuration. A low-privileged user can leverage this logic to overwrite the settings and other key functionality.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Emerson

WirelessHART Gateway

Affected Versions:

1410 1410D 1420

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-2gp7-jhh8-9gqw

Advisory Details

The affected product is vulnerable to a unsanitized extract folder for system configuration. A low-privileged user can leverage this logic to overwrite the settings and other key functionality.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42540
WEB https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-278-02

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: May 24, 2022

References

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-278-02
Published: 2021-10-22T13:23:22.604576Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T21:04:12.096Z
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