TI-2021-18992 Aliases CVE-2021-42796 GHSA-w96c-3jm7-32vm

An issue was discovered in ExecuteCommand() in AVEVA Edge (formerly InduSoft Web Studio)…

MEDIUM 51CWE-78Published 2023-12-16 · Updated 2024-10-07

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

An issue was discovered in ExecuteCommand() in AVEVA Edge (formerly InduSoft Web Studio) versions R2020 and prior that allows unauthenticated arbitrary commands to be executed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01133 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:aveva:edge::::::::	before 2020	Vulnerable	AVEVA
cpe:2.3:a:aveva:edge:2020:-::::::	2020	Vulnerable	AVEVA
cpe:2.3:a:aveva:edge:2020:r2:-:::::*	2020 r2	Vulnerable	AVEVA
cpe:2.3:a:aveva:edge:2020:r2:sp1:::::*	2020 r2	Vulnerable	AVEVA

cpe:2.3:a:aveva:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2020 Vulnerable ·AVEVA
cpe:2.3:a:aveva:edge:2020:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2020 Vulnerable ·AVEVA
cpe:2.3:a:aveva:edge:2020:r2:-:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2020 r2 Vulnerable ·AVEVA
cpe:2.3:a:aveva:edge:2020:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2020 r2 Vulnerable ·AVEVA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42796
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w96c-3jm7-32vm

References

Advisory 1

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-22-326-01

Other 1

https://www.aveva.com/en/products/edge/

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TI-2023-16745 AVEVA Operations Control Logger Execution with Unnecessary Privileges CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-18993 Path traversal vulnerability in AVEVA Edge (formerly InduSoft Web Studio) versions R2020… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2023-17471 AVEVA Operations Control Logger External Control of File Name or Path CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2021-18991 An issue was discovered in AVEVA Edge (formerly InduSoft Web Studio) versions R2020 and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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