CVE-2021-37124

Arbitrary file placement via unfiltered path characters

Published Oct 27, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Path traversal in Huawei PC Manager 11.1.1.97 allows attackers to place a transferred file at an attacker-chosen path. The file-transfer path handling fails to filter special characters before using the supplied destination path. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access and user interaction; Huawei does not identify the writable directory or resulting execution path.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Huawei PC Manager 11.1.1.97 allows attackers to place a transferred file at an attacker-chosen path. The file-transfer path handling fails to filter special characters before using the supplied destination path. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access and user interaction; Huawei does not identify the writable directory or resulting execution path.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-37124
Published
Oct 27, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Product
Huawei PC Manager
Classifications
CWE-22, T1105
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 27, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=PCManager 11.1.1.97

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · Huawei PC Managerversion=PCManager 11.1.1.97

Published CVSS scores

8.2Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
6.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.3NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.8Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1105Ingress Tool Transfer

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