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    CVE-2021-42540

    The affected product is vulnerable to a unsanitized extract folder for system configuration. A low-privileged user can leverage this logic to overwrite the settings and other key functionality.

    Published:Oct 22, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 22, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00221
    CVSS Score:8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Emerson
    Product
    Wireless 1410 Gateway
    Vendor
    Emerson
    Product
    Wireless 1410 Gateway Firmware
    Vendor
    Emerson
    Product
    Wireless 1410d Gateway
    Vendor
    Emerson
    Product
    Wireless 1410d Gateway Firmware
    Vendor
    Emerson
    Product
    Wireless 1420 Gateway
    Vendor
    Emerson
    Product
    Wireless 1420 Gateway Firmware

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-123 Write-what-where Condition

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High