Is CVE-2021-40870 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2021-40870 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-01-18.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-40870?

CVE-2021-40870 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-40870?

CVE-2021-40870 has an EPSS score of 92.38% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-40870

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.

CWE-23

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

92.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Aviatrix Controller Unrestricted Upload of File

Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-02-01

References

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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 2025-11-10.