Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-42540 - Write-what-where Condition vulnerability in Emerson products

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
emerson
CWE-123

Summary

The affected product is vulnerable to a unsanitized extract folder for system configuration. A low-privileged user can leverage this logic to overwrite the settings and other key functionality.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)