CVE-2021-40359

mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.17% (67th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Is it mine?
102 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · siemens_psirt

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

A vulnerability has been identified in OpenPCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), OpenPCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 Upd4), OpenPCS 7 V9.1 (All versions), SIMATIC BATCH V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC BATCH V9.0 (All versions), SIMATIC BATCH V9.1 (All versions), SIMATIC NET PC Software V14 (All versions), SIMATIC NET PC Software V15 (All versions), SIMATIC NET PC Software V16 (All versions < V16 Update 6), SIMATIC NET PC Software V17 (All versions < V17 SP1), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP3 UC04), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP1), SIMATIC Route Control V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC Route Control V9.0 (All versions), SIMATIC Route Control V9.1 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V15 and earlier (All versions < V15 SP1 Update 7), SIMATIC WinCC V16 (All versions < V16 Update 5), SIMATIC WinCC V17 (All versions < V17 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 5). When downloading files, the affected systems do not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname. An attacker could then cause the pathname to resolve to a location outside of the restricted directory on the server and read unexpected critical files.

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remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

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

7.7
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.7

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9
v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · productcert@siemens.com DEexploitability 3.1 · impact 4
v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22USCWE-22USCWE-22US
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affected products (102)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-840188SSA-840188: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SIMATIC WinCC Affecting Other SIMATIC Software Products2021-11-09csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Multiple vulnerabilities were found in SIMATIC WinCC that ultimately could allow local or remote attackers to escalate privileges and read, write or delete critical files. Siemens has released updates for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available. Note: The vulnerability CVE-2021-40359 is part of a shared component, used by various Siemens products (SIMATIC Communication Services - SCS). The installation of a fix version of any product also removes the vulnerability for other products on the same system, even if those products were not updated.

  • ICSA-21-315-03Siemens SIMATIC WinCC (Update E)2021-11-09icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Multiple vulnerabilities were found in SIMATIC WinCC that ultimately could allow local or remote attackers to escalate privileges and read, write or delete critical files. Siemens has released updates for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available. Note: The vulnerability CVE-2021-40359 is part of a shared component, used by various Siemens products (SIMATIC Communication Services - SCS). The installation of a fix version of any product also removes the vulnerability for other products on the same system, even if those products were not updated.

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdcisa_csaf_otsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2021-11-09modified 2026-06-17
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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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