CVE-2021-38395 (GCVE-0-2021-38395)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-28 01:20 – Updated: 2025-04-16 16:07
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Summary
Honeywell Experion PKS C200, C200E, C300, and ACE controllers are vulnerable to improper neutralization of special elements in output, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code and cause a denial-of-service condition.
CWE
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Honeywell Experion PKS Affected: C200
Affected: C200E
Affected: C300
Affected: ACE controllers
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Credits
Rei Henigman and Nadav Erez of Claroty reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.
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