Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2021 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2021-21863
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity unsafe deserialization in CODESYS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the ComponentModel Profile.FromFile() functionality of CODESYS GmbH CODESYS Development System 3.5.16 and 3.5.17. A specially crafted file can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H