CVE-2021-38395 (GCVE-0-2021-38395)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-10-28 01:20
Modified
2025-04-16 16:07
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
Summary
Honeywell Experion PKS C200, C200E, C300, and ACE controllers are vulnerable to improper neutralization of special elements in output, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code and cause a denial-of-service condition.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Honeywell Experion PKS Version: C200
Version: C200E
Version: C300
Version: ACE controllers
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