7.2

CVE-2021-32981: aveva aveva system platform Path Traversal

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighModified
Published 04-04-2022Last modified 16-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-32981 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Path Traversal vulnerability in aveva aveva system platform. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-04-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

AVEVA System Platform versions 2017 through 2020 R2 P01 uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.21% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Aveva2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links