CVE-2021-42542
High
Published: 22 October 2021
Published
22 October 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
8.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0049
66.0th percentile
Risk Priority
16
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2021-42542 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Emerson Wireless 1410 Gateway Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.0 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 34.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-29511
Vulnerability details
The affected product is vulnerable to directory traversal due to mishandling of provided backup folder structure.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
emerson
wireless 1410 gateway firmware
≤ 4.7.94
emerson
wireless 1410d gateway firmware
≤ 4.7.94
emerson
wireless 1420 gateway firmware
≤ 4.7.94
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.