CVE-2021-41579 (GCVE-0-2021-41579)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-04 17:32 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:15
VLAI
Summary
LCDS LAquis SCADA through 4.3.1.1085 is vulnerable to a control bypass and path traversal. If an attacker can get a victim to load a malicious els project file and use the play feature, then the attacker can bypass a consent popup and write arbitrary files to OS locations where the user has permission, leading to code execution.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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