CVE-2021-22669
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Incorrect permissions are set to default on the ‘Project Management’ page of WebAccess/SCADA portal of WebAccess/SCADA Versions 9.0.1 and prior, which may allow a low-privileged user to update an administrator’s password and login as an administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationWebAccess/SCADAcisa_csaf_ot
Advantech recommends users update to Version 9.0.3 or later.
https://www.advantech.com/support/details/installation?id=1-MS9MJV
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-21-103-02Advantech WebAccessSCADA2021-04-13icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to login as an -admin ' to fully control the system.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22669cnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-02cnnvd
- https://www.advantech.com/support/details/installation?id=1-MS9MJVPatchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1248cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021041404cnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-02enisa_euvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-02Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
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