CVE-2021-40870An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jan 18, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Feb 1, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jan 18, 2022; federal remediation due Feb 1, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 93.02% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
aviatrix controller aviatrix:controller | from 6.2 before 6.2.2043; from 6.3 before 6.3.2490; from 6.4 before 6.4.2838; from 6.5 before 6.5.1922 | NVD |
References
- https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/UCC_Release_Notes.html#security-note-9-11-2021x-refsource-misc, release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://wearetradecraft.com/advisories/tc-2021-0002/x-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164461/Aviatrix-Controller-6.x-Path-Traversal-Code-Execution.htmlx-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-40870us-government-resource
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