OpenPLC ScadaBR Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Vulnerability
CVE-2021-26828 · OpenPLC ScadaBR · Published 2021-06-11
How bad would it be?
8.8 out of 10
CVSS rates it high.
How likely is it to be used?
39%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).
Is it already being used?
Yes
CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 310 days ago (2025-12-24).
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
OpenPLC ScadaBR contains an unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via view_edit.shtm.
OpenPLC ScadaBR through 0.9.1 on Linux and through 1.12.4 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via view_edit.shtm.
Understand the kind of weakness behind this flaw. These resources teach the weakness, rather than reproduce this specific CVE. Follow the vendor's advice above to fix the affected product.
Unsafe file uploads
An application accepts a dangerous file type that can later be executed or served unsafely.
CWE is a catalogue of weakness types. Labels come from the sources shown and can differ or change. Resource matches reviewed 16 October 2026.
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