CVE-2021-32497 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting SICK SOPAS ET versions prior to 4.8.0, allowing attackers to embed arbitrary executables within a Sensor Device Description (SDD) file. When a user launches the emulator, the malicious executable runs without validation, leading to potential compromise. With a CVSS score of 8.6, this vulnerability has a local attack vector and requires user interaction, but can result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sick:sopas_engineering_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.