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TI-2021-17791 Aliases CVE-2021-40870GHSA-w7mg-q4hh-m9cq

An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922.

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-23Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-01-18CISA due date 2022-02-01
EPSS 0.93019 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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:aviatrix:controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2 to before 6.2.2043; 6.3 to before 6.3.2490; 6.4 to before 6.4.2838; 6.5 to before 6.5.1922VulnerableAviatrix
  • cpe:2.3:a:aviatrix:controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 to before 6.2.2043; 6.3 to before 6.3.2490; 6.4 to before 6.4.2838; 6.5 to before 6.5.1922 Vulnerable ·Aviatrix

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-01-18 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40870
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7mg-q4hh-m9cq

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-34029 OS command injection in Aviatrix Controller KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2020-16187 An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller before R6.0.2483. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-10521 An Elevation of Privilege issue was discovered in Aviatrix VPN Client before 2.10.7… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-16182 An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller before R5.4.1290. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-10516 An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller before 5.4.1204. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-16707 Insecure File Permissions exist in Aviatrix Controller 5.3.1516. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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