CVE-2021-40095

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-12-07 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An issue was discovered in SquaredUp for SCOM 5.2.1.6654. The Download Log feature in System / Maintenance was susceptible to a local file inclusion vulnerability (when processing remote input in the log files downloaded by an authenticated administrator user), leading to the ability to read arbitrary files on the server filesystems.

Affected products

Squaredup: before 5.3.1 — fixed in 5.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Squaredup 5.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.squaredup.com
https://support.squaredup.com/hc/en-us/articles/4410635419153-CVE-2021-40095-Reading-arbitrary-files
https://support.squaredup.com
https://support.squaredup.com/hc/en-us/articles/4410635419153-CVE-2021-40095-Reading-arbitrary-files

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