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CVE-2021-40870

Aviatrix Controller Unrestricted Upload of File

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 93.0%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 1 February 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
93.02% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 18 January 2022 · due 1 February 2022
Weakness
CWE-23
Affected
aviatrix/controller
Source
cve@mitre.org

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40870

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