CVE-2021-42542
8.0 HIGHThe affected product is vulnerable to directory traversal due to mishandling of provided backup folder structure
Published: 2021-10-22 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 8.0 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-22
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| emerson | wireless_1410_gateway_firmware, wireless_1410d_gateway_firmware, wireless_1420_gateway_firmware |
Description
The affected product is vulnerable to directory traversal due to mishandling of provided backup folder structure.
Source: NVD
References
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