CVE-2021-43990 (GCVE-0-2021-43990)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-20 15:30 – Updated: 2025-04-16 16:29
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Summary
The affected product is vulnerable to a network-based attack by threat actors supplying a crafted, malicious XML payload designed to trigger an external entity reference call.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
FANUC ROBOGUIDE Affected: All , < v9.40083.00.05 (Rev T) (custom)
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Credits
Sharon Brizinov with Claroty reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.
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