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TI-2021-17461 Aliases CVE-2021-40397GHSA-qmwr-66qq-hwrh

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the installation of Advantech…

Priority HIGH 69CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the installation of Advantech WISE-PaaS/OTA Server 3.0.9. A specially-crafted file can be replaced in the system to escalate privileges to NT SYSTEM authority. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00872 59th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:advantech:wise-paas\/ota:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9VulnerableAdvantech
  • cpe:2.3:a:advantech:wise-paas\/ota:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·Advantech

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40397
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmwr-66qq-hwrh

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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