Is CVE-2021-32961 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-32961 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-32961?

CVE-2021-32961 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-32961?

CVE-2021-32961 has an EPSS score of 1.18% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32961?

Upgrade autosave for system platform to 4.01 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-32961

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A getfile function in MDT AutoSave versions prior to v6.02.06 enables a user to supply an optional parameter, resulting in the processing of a request in a special manner. This can result in the execution of an unzip command and place a malicious .exe file in one of the locations the function looks for and get execution capabilities.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload

How to fix

Remediation Available

autosave for system platformNVD

Affected:< 4.01Fixed in:4.01CVE-2021-32961derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Mitigation1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-15961	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.