Missing authorization in Advantech WebAccess SCADA
Priority LOW 21CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
An authenticated user using Advantech WebAccess SCADA in versions 9.0.3 and prior can use API functions to disclose project names and paths from other users.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00698 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38431
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvmh-mh74-89p6
References
More Advantech Webaccess Scada vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-06387 Heap-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07478 Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05408 Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05414 Access control flaw in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05406 NULL pointer dereference in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05412 Path traversal in Advantech WebAccess CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-38431 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38431 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pvmh-mh74-89p6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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