CVE-2021-32498

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: December 17, 2021 at 04:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSopas Engineering Tool

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

SICK SOPAS ET before version 4.8.0 allows attackers to manipulate the pathname of the emulator and use path traversal to run an arbitrary executable located on the host system. When the user starts the emulator from SOPAS ET the corresponding executable will be started instead of the emulator

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.8.0
Affected range stops below 4.8.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
https://sick.com/psirt#advisories

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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