CVE-2021-40359 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-40359

A vulnerability has been identified in OpenPCS 7 V8.2 (All...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability has been identified in OpenPCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), OpenPCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 Upd4), OpenPCS 7 V9.1 (All versions), SIMATIC BATCH V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC BATCH V9.0 (All versions), SIMATIC BATCH V9.1 (All versions), SIMATIC NET PC Software V14 (All versions), SIMATIC NET PC Software V15 (All versions), SIMATIC NET PC Software V16 (All versions < V16 Update 6), SIMATIC NET PC Software V17 (All versions < V17 SP1), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP3 UC04), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP1), SIMATIC Route Control V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC Route Control V9.0 (All versions), SIMATIC Route Control V9.1 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V15 and earlier (All versions < V15 SP1 Update 7), SIMATIC WinCC V16 (All versions < V16 Update 5), SIMATIC WinCC V17 (All versions < V17 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 5). When downloading files, the affected systems do not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname. An attacker could then cause the pathname to resolve to a location outside of the restricted directory on the server and read unexpected critical files.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

OpenPCS 7 V8.2, OpenPCS 7 V9.0, OpenPCS 7 V9.1, SIMATIC BATCH V8.2, SIMATIC BATCH V9.0, SIMATIC BATCH V9.1, SIMATIC NET PC Software V14, SIMATIC NET PC Software V15, SIMATIC NET PC Software V16, SIMATIC NET PC Software V17, SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2, SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0, SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1, SIMATIC Route Control V8.2, SIMATIC Route Control V9.0, SIMATIC Route Control V9.1, SIMATIC WinCC V15 and earlier, SIMATIC WinCC V16, SIMATIC WinCC V17, SIMATIC WinCC V7.4, SIMATIC WinCC V7.5
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions, All versions < V9.0 Upd4, All versions < V16 Update 6, All versions < V17 SP1, All versions < V9.0 SP3 UC04, All versions < V9.1 SP1, All versions < V15 SP1 Update 7, All versions < V16 Update 5, All versions < V17 Update 2, All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19, All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 5

Timeline

Official Publish: November 9th, 2021
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)