CVE-2021-22797

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal) vulnerability exists that could cause malicious script to be deployed in an unauthorized location and may result in code execution on the engineering workstation when a malicious project file is loaded in the engineering software. Affected Product: EcoStruxure Control Expert (V15.0 SP1 and prior, including former Unity Pro), EcoStruxure Process Expert (2020 and prior, including former HDCS), SCADAPack RemoteConnect for x70 (All versions)

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
Schneider ElectricEcoStruxure Control Expert>= unspecified, < V15.0 SP1
Schneider ElectricEcoStruxure Process Expert>= unspecified, < 2020
Schneider ElectricSCADAPack RemoteConnect for x70All versions

References

Timeline

Published
Apr 13, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-22797: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix