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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-38436

FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing project files, which could result in a memory-corruption condition.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.97%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing project files, which could result in a memory-corruption condition. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.97% probability · 60th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-787
Affected
fatek/winproladder
Source
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.