Is CVE-2021-32981 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-32981 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-32981?

CVE-2021-32981 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-32981?

CVE-2021-32981 has an EPSS score of 1.16% (63th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32981?

Upgrade system platform to 2020 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-32981

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

system platformNVD

Affected:>= 2017, < 2020Fixed in:2020CVE-2021-32981derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

aveva.com

Third-Party Advisory1

cisa.gov

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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.