CVE-2021-26626
Published: 19 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-26626 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Tobesoft Xplatform. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 27.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-13420
Vulnerability details
Improper input validation vulnerability in XPLATFORM's execBrowser method can cause execute arbitrary commands. IF the second parameter value of the execBrowser function is ‘default’, the first parameter value could be passed to the ShellExecuteW API. The passed parameter is an…
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arbitrary code to be executed. Remote attackers can use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary remote code.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.