What is CVE-2021-32981?

CVE-2021-32981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aveva System Platform, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-32981?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Aveva System Platform

CVE-2021-32981

AVEVA System Platform versions 2017 through 2020 R2 P01 uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not proper…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.002 (47.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Aveva System Platform — versions 2017

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-180-05 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
www.aveva.com/content/dam/aveva/documents/support/cyber-security-updates/Securi… (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32981?: CVE-2021-32981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aveva System Platform, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-32981?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.