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CVE-2021-37400

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2021-12-28
  • WeaknessCWE-522

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Description

An attacker may obtain the user credentials from the communication between the PLC and the software. As a result, the PLC user program may be uploaded, altered, and/or downloaded.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-12-2813:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Idec data file manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.12≤ 2.12.1no fix published
Idec ft1a smartaxix lite firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.31≤ 2.31no fix published
Idec ft1a smartaxix pro firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.31≤ 2.31no fix published

6 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-22-006-03 CISA9 known affected

    IDEC PLCs

    Data File Manager: v2.12.1 and earlier · FC6A MICROSmart All-in-One CPU Module: v2.32 and earlier · FC6A MICROSmart Plus CPU Module: v1.91 and earlier · +6 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-22-006-03 · 9 productsWindLDR: v8.20.0 and later
  2. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-006-03 · 9 productsFC6A MICROSmart All-in-One CPU Module: v2.40 and later
  3. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-006-03 · 9 productsFC6B MICROSmart All-in-One CPU Module: v2.40 and later
  4. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-006-03 · 9 productsFC6A MICROSmart Plus CPU Module: v2.00 and later
  5. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-006-03 · 9 productsFC6B MICROSmart Plus CPU Module: v2.40 and later
  6. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-006-03 · 9 productsFT1A Controller SmartAXIS Pro/Lite: v2.40 and later

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-522read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.4 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-12-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37400?

An attacker may obtain the user credentials from the communication between the PLC and the software. As a result, the PLC user program may be uploaded, altered, and/or downloaded.

Is CVE-2021-37400 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-37400 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-37400?

CVE-2021-37400 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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