Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-21852 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Rapidscada Rapid Scada. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked in the top 32% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
Rapid SCADA versions prior to 5.8.4 contain a Zip Slip vulnerability (CWE-22) in the configuration file unpacking routine. An attacker can supply a malicious archive that performs path traversal during extraction, resulting in arbitrary file writes that enable remote code execution. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, and low privileges required.
An authenticated remote attacker can upload the crafted configuration archive over the network and achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected SCADA system. No user interaction is needed once the malicious file is processed by the unpacking routine.
CISA advisory ICSA-24-011-03 and vendor guidance direct users to upgrade to Rapid SCADA 5.8.4 or later. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1525 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current 0.0115, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-19463
Vulnerability Data
In Rapid Software LLC's Rapid SCADA versions prior to Version 5.8.4, an attacker can supply a malicious configuration file by utilizing a Zip Slip vulnerability in the unpacking routine to achieve remote code execution.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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V5.3.2
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.
Input validation directly neutralizes special path elements before pathname construction occurs.
Least privilege reduces the impact of any unauthorized file access obtained via traversal.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.