Path traversal in mySCADA myDESIGNER
Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-23Published · 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
mySCADA myDESIGNER Versions 8.20.0 and prior fails to properly validate contents of an imported project file, which may make the product vulnerable to a path traversal payload. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to plant files on the file system in arbitrary locations or overwrite existing files, resulting in remote code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.38241 98th 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-2021-43555
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hq87-gpw4-cg65
References
More mySCADA Mydesigner vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18310 mySCADA myDESIGNER 8.20.0 and below allows Directory Traversal attacks when importing… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-43555 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-43555 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hq87-gpw4-cg65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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