Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-38399

High

Published: 28 October 2022

Published
28 October 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0033 56.3th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-38399 is a high-severity Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) vulnerability in Honeywell C200 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 43.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Honeywell Experion PKS C200, C200E, C300, and ACE controllers are vulnerable to relative path traversal, which may allow an attacker access to unauthorized files and directories.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

honeywell
c200 firmware
all versions
honeywell
c200e firmware
all versions
honeywell
c300 firmware
all versions
honeywell
application control environment firmware
all versions

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.

addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References