Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-37443

HighPublic PoC

Published: 25 July 2021

Published
25 July 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0044 63.9th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-37443 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Nchsoftware Ivm Attendant. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 36.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

NCH IVM Attendant v5.12 and earlier allows path traversal via the logdeleteselected check0 parameter for file deletion.

CWE(s)
CWE-22

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

nchsoftware
ivm attendant
≤ 5.12

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.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References