CVE-2021-27473 is a Zip Slip vulnerability affecting Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench v12.00.00 and earlier, where improper path sanitization during archive extraction allows for arbitrary file write. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) requires local, authenticated access and user interaction to exploit, potentially leading to system-level privilege escalation if the software is running with elevated permissions. Despite its significant impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or notable community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.