High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21869
CVE-2021-21869
Description
An unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the Engine.plugin ProfileInformation ProfileData functionality of CODESYS GmbH CODESYS Development System 3.5.16 and 3.5.17. A specially crafted file can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
4- CODESYS GmbH/CODESYS Development Systemdescription
- Range: 3.5.16, 3.5.17
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- customers.codesys.com/index.phpnvdMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1306nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.