CVE-2021-29240 (GCVE-0-2021-29240)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-04 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The Package Manager of CODESYS Development System 3 before 3.5.17.0 does not check the validity of packages before installation and may be used to install CODESYS packages with malicious content.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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| https://www.codesys.com/security/security-reports.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://customers.codesys.com/index.php?eID=dumpF… | x_refsource_MISC |
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