CVE-2021-32981 HIGH

CVE-2021-32981: AVEVA System Platform Path Traversal

Vendor Aveva
Product AVEVA System Platform
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published April 4, 2022
Last update April 16, 2025

CVSS base score

7.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 4, 2022 CVE published
April 16, 2025 Record updated