advantech webaccess-hmi-designer CVE-2021-42706 is a vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess Hmi Designer
Published on November 15, 2021

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This vulnerability could allow an attacker to disclose information and execute arbitrary code on affected installations of WebAccess/MHI Designer

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2021-42706 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2021-42706 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2021-42706

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Affected Versions

Advantech HMI Designer:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.05%
Percentile
15.53%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.