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CVE-2021-40358

A vulnerability has been identified in 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 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). Legitimate file operations on the web server of 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, write or delete unexpected critical files.

  • Published: Nov 9, 2021
  • Updated: May 4, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2021-40358
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Software From Fixed in
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4 7.4.x
siemens / simatic_pcs_7 8.2 8.2.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1 7.4-sp1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-update_1 7.4-update_1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.5-sp1 7.5-sp1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.5-sp1_update1 7.5-sp1_update1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.5-sp1_update2 7.5-sp1_update2.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.5 7.5.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update1 7.4-sp1_update1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update2 7.4-sp1_update2.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update3 7.4-sp1_update3.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update4 7.4-sp1_update4.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update5 7.4-sp1_update5.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update6 7.4-sp1_update6.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update7 7.4-sp1_update7.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update8 7.4-sp1_update8.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update9 7.4-sp1_update9.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update10 7.4-sp1_update10.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update11 7.4-sp1_update11.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update12 7.4-sp1_update12.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update13 7.4-sp1_update13.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 15.1 15.1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 15.1-update_1 15.1-update_1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 15.1-update_2 15.1-update_2.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 15.1-update_3 15.1-update_3.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 15.1-update_4 15.1-update_4.x
siemens / simatic_pcs_7 9.0 9.0.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.5-sp2 7.5-sp2.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.5-sp2_update1 7.5-sp2_update1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.5-sp2_update2 7.5-sp2_update2.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.5-sp2_update3 7.5-sp2_update3.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.5-sp2_update4 7.5-sp2_update4.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 17 17.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 15 15.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 17-update1 17-update1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 16-update1 16-update1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 16-update2 16-update2.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 16-update3 16-update3.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 16-update4 16-update4.x
siemens / simatic_pcs_7 9.1 9.1.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 15.1-update_6 15.1-update_6.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 15.1-update_5 15.1-update_5.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update14 7.4-sp1_update14.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update15 7.4-sp1_update15.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update16 7.4-sp1_update16.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update17 7.4-sp1_update17.x
siemens / simatic_wincc 7.4-sp1_update18 7.4-sp1_update18.x