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CVE-2021-32957: MDT AutoSave Uncontrolled Search Path Element

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

A function in MDT AutoSave versions prior to v6.02.06 is used to retrieve system information for a specific process, and this information collection executes multiple commands and summarizes the information into an XML. This function and subsequent process gives full path to the executable and is therefore vulnerable to binary hijacking.

Affected products

• Auvesy-Mdt Autosave: before 6.02.06; from 7.00 through 7.04 — fixed in 6.02.06
• Auvesy-Mdt Autosave For System Platform: before 4.01; 5.00 — fixed in 4.01

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Auvesy-Mdt Autosave 6.02.06; Auvesy-Mdt Autosave For System Platform 4.01. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-189-02
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-189-02

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