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CVE-2021-42701 (GCVE-0-2021-42701)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-05 15:39 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:38
VLAI
Title
AzeoTech DAQFactory
Summary
An attacker could prepare a specially crafted project file that, if opened, would attempt to connect to the cloud and trigger a man in the middle (MiTM) attack. This could allow an attacker to obtain credentials and take over the user’s cloud account.
Severity
5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-471 - Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
AzeoTech DAQFactory Affected: All versions , ≤ New version (custom)
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