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CVE-2021-27459 (GCVE-0-2021-27459)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-20 11:51 – Updated: 2024-08-03 20:48
VLAI
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in multiple revisions of Emerson Rosemount X-STREAM Gas Analyzer. The webserver of the affected products allows unvalidated files to be uploaded, which an attacker could utilize to execute arbitrary code.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-434 - UNRESTRICTED UPLOAD OF FILE WITH DANGEROUS TYPE CWE-434
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Emerson Rosemount X-STREAM Gas Analyzer Affected: X-STREAM enhanced XEGP – all revisions, X-STREAM enhanced XEGK – all revisions, X-STREAM enhanced XEFD – all revisions, X-STREAM enhanced XEXF – all revisions
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