Name: CVE-2021-40870: Relative Path Traversal
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-40870, CWE-23, CWE-25, CWE-96, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.93019, CISA KEV

An 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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Aviatrix Controller	—	Upgrade Aviatrix Controller to the latest version	May 12, 2025	Sep 13, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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