CVE-2021-38436 json
FATEK Automation WinProladder
published 2021-10-18 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-24888
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing project files, which could result in a memory-corruption condition. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-21-280-06 updated cvss 7.8
FATEK Automation WinProladder
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FATEK Automation WinProladder <= 3.30affected: mitigation “Do not click web links or open unsolicited attachments in email messages.” us-cert.cisa.gov
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- FATEK Automation WinProladder
Classification
References
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us-cert.cisa.gov
/ics/advisories/icsa-21-280-06
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-38436
- NVD CVE-2021-38436
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