CVE-2021-40870

Summary

CVECVE-2021-40870
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-09-13 08:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-08-08 14:21:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.942600000 probability, percentile 0.999360000 (date 2026-04-20)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-01-18; due 2022-02-01; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-23

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorAviatrix
ProductAviatrix Controller
NameAviatrix Controller Unrestricted Upload of File
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40870

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Aviatrix Controller All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Release Notes — aviatrix_docs documentation MISC docs.aviatrix.com
Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type in Aviatrix allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code — Tradecraft MISC wearetradecraft.com
Aviatrix Controller 6.x Path Traversal / Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 731354 Aviatrix Controller Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability (Intrusive Check)
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