What is CVE-2021-40872?

CVE-2021-40872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softing Smartlink_hw-dp, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-40872?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Softing Smartlink_hw-dp

CVE-2021-40872

An issue was discovered in Softing Industrial Automation uaToolkit Embedded before 1.40. Remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) or login as an anonymous user (bypassing security checks) by sending crafted messages to a OPC/UA…

EPSS: 0.015 (70.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-843 — Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40872?: CVE-2021-40872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softing Smartlink_hw-dp, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-40872?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.