CVE-2021-38410

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.22% (13th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

16 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

AVEVA Software Platform Common Services (PCS) Portal versions 4.5.2, 4.5.1, 4.5.0, and 4.4.6 are vulnerable to DLL hijacking through an uncontrolled search path element, which may allow an attacker control to one or more locations in the search path.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedPCScisa_csaf_ot
Security update PCS 4.4.7 is available for the following versions: AVEVA Batch Management 2020
MitigationPCScisa_csaf_ot
AVEVA recommends organizations evaluate the impact of this vulnerability based on their operational environment, architecture, and product implementation. Users of affected versions of the products should apply the corresponding security update as soon as possible.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.07.3highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov USexploitability 1.3 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-427USprimaryCWE-427US

affected products (16)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

PCS: Versions 4.5.2 4.5.1 4.5.0 and 4.4.6all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
AVEVA Software, LLC PCSall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
AVEVA Platform Common Services (PCS) Portal≤ 4.4.6enisa_euvdEU
AVEVA Platform Common Services (PCS) Portal≤ 4.5.1enisa_euvdEU
AVEVA Platform Common Services (PCS) Portal≤ 4.5.0enisa_euvdEU
AVEVA Platform Common Services (PCS) Portal≤ 4.5.2enisa_euvdEU
aveva batch management= 2020nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:batch_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva enterprise data management= 2020nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:enterprise_data_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva manufacturing execution system= 2020nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:manufacturing_execution_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva mobile operator= 2020nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:mobile_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva platform common services= 4.4.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:platform_common_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva platform common services= 4.5.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:platform_common_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva platform common services= 4.5.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:platform_common_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva platform common services= 4.5.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:platform_common_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva system platform= 2020nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:system_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aveva work tasks= 2020nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:work_tasks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-21-252-01AVEVA PCS Portal2021-09-09icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
The DLL hijacking vulnerability in the Platform Common Services (PCS) Portal, if exploited, could allow malicious code execution within the context of the PCS Portal application.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-07-27modified 2026-06-17

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references (11)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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