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CVE-2021-41578

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 10.78% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-10-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 10.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
code execution
GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2021-41578
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
10.78%

Original NVD Description

mySCADA myDESIGNER 8.20.0 and below allows Directory Traversal attacks when importing project files. If an attacker can trick a victim into importing a malicious mep file, then they gain the ability to write arbitrary files to OS locations where the user has permission. This would typically lead to code execution.

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