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01 Record

CVE-2021-38410

AVEVA PCS Portal Uncontrolled Search Path Element

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: icscert
CNA base score7.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

AVEVA PCS Portal Uncontrolled Search Path Element

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 12.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-07-27 20:23Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-04-17 15:49Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-08-10
Assigning CNA
icscert
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
7faf5179544890eef77ac142c377112ca261d034192190b06d6cb10dfef25d61

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
AVEVAPlatform Common Services (PCS) Portal4.5.2, 4.5.1, 4.5.0, 4.4.6—

06 References

07 Remediation

AVEVA recommends organizations evaluate the impact of this vulnerability based on their operational environment, architecture, and product implementation. Users of affected versions of the products should apply the corresponding security update as soon as possible. Security update PCS 4.5.3 is available for the following versions: AVEVA Mobile Operator 2020 AVEVA Enterprise Data Management 2021 AVEVA System Platform 2020 R2 P01 AVEVA System Platform 2020 R2 AVEVA Work Tasks 2020 Update 1 Security update PCS 4.4.7 is available for the following versions: AVEVA System Platform 2020 AVEVA Work Tasks 2020 AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System 2020 AVEVA Batch Management 2020 For more information on this issue, including security updates, please see Security Bulletin AVEVA-2021-008.