CVE-2021-38485
Emerson WirelessHART Gateway
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 22, 2021 at 01:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:02 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorWireless 1420 Gateway FirmwareWireless 1410 Gateway FirmwareWireless 1410D Gateway Firmware
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
The affected product is vulnerable to improper input validation in the restore file. This enables an attacker to provide malicious config files to replace any file on disk.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.7.94
Affected range stops below 4.7.94, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
emerson-wireless-1410-gateway (same device)
v < 4.7.94
Affected range stops below 4.7.94, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
emerson-wireless-1410d-gateway (same device)
v < 4.7.94
Affected range stops below 4.7.94, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
emerson-wireless-1420-gateway (same device)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-278-02CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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