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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-21868 · published 18 August 2021

CVE-2021-21868: Codesys deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability

Codesys · Codesys

An unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the ObjectManager.plugin Project.get_MissingTypes() functionality of CODESYS GmbH CODESYS Development System 3.5.16 and 3.5.17. A specially crafted file can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.6% · top 25.1% CWE-502 · Deserialization of untrusted data
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the ObjectManager.plugin Project.get_MissingTypes() functionality of CODESYS GmbH CODESYS Development System 3.5.16 and 3.5.17. A specially crafted file can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://customers.codesys.com/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=16805&token=ee583c498941d9fda86490bca98ff21928eec08a&download MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1305 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://customers.codesys.com/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=16805&token=ee583c498941d9fda86490bca98ff21928eec08a&download MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1305 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-21868), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.