CVE-2021-42540 (GCVE-0-2021-42540)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-22 13:23 – Updated: 2024-09-16 21:04
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-123 - Write-what-where Condition
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Emerson WirelessHART Gateway Affected: 1410 , ≤ 4.7.94 (custom)
Affected: 1410D , ≤ 4.7.94 (custom)
Affected: 1420 , ≤ 4.7.94 (custom)
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Credits
Amir Preminger of Claroty reported these vulnerabilities to CISA
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