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FKIE_CVE-2021-42543

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-11-05 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:09

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

The affected application uses specific functions that could be abused through a crafted project file, which could lead to code execution, system reboot, and system shutdown.

References

	URL	Tags
	ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov	https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-308-02	Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-308-02	Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	azeotech	daqfactory	*
	azeotech	daqfactory	18.1

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          "vendor": "AzeoTech",
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      ],
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    }
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    },
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:09:47.900",
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        "impactScore": 8.5,
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  ]
}

CVE-2021-42543 (GCVE-0-2021-42543)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-05 15:39 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:38

Title

AzeoTech DAQFactory

Summary

The affected application uses specific functions that could be abused through a crafted project file, which could lead to code execution, system reboot, and system shutdown.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-242 - Use of Inherently Dangerous Function

Assigner

icscert icscert root Scorecard

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-308-02	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
AzeoTech	DAQFactory	Affected: All versions , ≤ New version (custom)

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