CVE-2021-42704

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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

1.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 74.9% 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

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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.

Published

2022-05-18 16:24Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-16 16:19Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-10-18

Assigning CNA

icscert

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

ef193e3bdf18e6272154fd789446321a234a512a3b28a7754c8d0ca1eecdc039

• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-132-03x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.integraxor.comhttps://www.integraxor.com/scada-animation-graphic-editor-extension-inkscape/x_refsource_CONFIRM