CVE-2021-38397 (GCVE-0-2021-38397)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-10-28 01:21
Modified
2025-04-16 16:07
Severity ?
10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Summary
Honeywell Experion PKS C200, C200E, C300, and ACE controllers are vulnerable to unrestricted file uploads, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code and cause a denial-of-service condition.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Honeywell Experion PKS Version: C200
Version: C200E
Version: C300
Version: ACE controllers
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