CVE-2021-32981

HIGH 7.2CVE-2021-32981 · Published 04/04/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-32981 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability affecting system platform (aveva).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.2%, higher than 68.4% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2020 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
system platform aveva	`= 2020≥ 2017, < 2020`	`2020`

Description

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 properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References

aveva.com/content/dam/aveva/documents/support/cyber-security-updates/SecurityBulletin_AVEVA-2021-002.pdf · Vendor Advisory
cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-180-05 · Third Party Advisory

More vulnerabilities in system platform

See all →

Running one of these products? Scan your site to see whether it exposes a vulnerable version.

Scan my site free

Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

system platform

aveva

= 2020≥ 2017, < 2020

2020

Description

More vulnerabilities in system platform

See all →