Deserialization of untrusted data in CODESYS
Priority LOW 38CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
An unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the ObjectManager.plugin ObjectStream.ProfileByteArray functionality of CODESYS GmbH CODESYS Development System 3.5.16 and 3.5.17. A specially crafted file can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01768 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CODESYS | CODESYS GmbH CODESYS Development System 3.5.16, CODESYS GmbH CODESYS Development System 3.5.17 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CODESYS Vendor— Affected CODESYS GmbH CODESYS Development System 3.5.16, CODESYS GmbH CODESYS Development System 3.5.17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21867
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-847p-f9h7-f5x2
References
More Codesys vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-13604 CODESYS V2 web server: crafted requests could trigger a null pointer dereference (DoS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-12244 CODESYS V2.3 ENI server up to V3.2.2.24 has a Buffer Overflow. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13601 CODESYS V2 web server: crafted requests could trigger a heap-based buffer overflow (DoS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-13602 CODESYS V2 web server: crafted requests could trigger a buffer over-read (DoS) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-10170 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH CODESYS V3 Library Manager, all versions prior to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-04914 Deserialization of untrusted data in CODESYS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-21867 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21867 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-847p-f9h7-f5x2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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