High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-41578
CVE-2021-41578
Description
mySCADA myDESIGNER 8.20.0 and below allows Directory Traversal attacks when importing project files. If an attacker can trick a victim into importing a malicious mep file, then they gain the ability to write arbitrary files to OS locations where the user has permission. This would typically lead to code execution.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:myscada:mydesigner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:myscada:mydesigner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.20.0
- (no CPE)range: <=8.20.0
- mySCADA/myDESIGNERdescription
Patches
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References
1- github.com/jacob-baines/vuln_disclosure/blob/main/vuln_2021_05.txtnvdThird Party Advisory
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