CVE-2021-27471 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench v12.00.00 and earlier. It allows an attacker to craft malicious files that, when opened by a user, can traverse the file system, potentially overwriting or creating files with the same permissions as the software. Rated 8.6 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability requires user interaction for successful exploitation and has a low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.00.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:connected_components_workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= v12.00.00CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:connected_components_workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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