CVE-2021-41569 (GCVE-0-2021-41569)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-19 17:14 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:15
VLAI Previdian
Summary
SAS/Intrnet 9.4 build 1520 and earlier allows Local File Inclusion. The samples library (included by default) in the appstart.sas file, allows end-users of the application to access the sample.webcsf1.sas program, which contains user-controlled macro variables that are passed to the DS2CSF macro. Users can escape the context of the configured user-controllable variable and append additional functions native to the macro but not included as variables within the library. This includes a function that retrieves files from the host OS.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: c125665e-4ae0-41bd-8c3d-9491f88fa9b2

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-41569

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-06-07 02:00 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-06-07
Asserted: 2026-06-07
Scope
Notes: SAS/Intrnet 9.4 build 1520 and earlier allows Local File Inclusion. The samples library (included by default) in the appstart.sas file, allows... | Affected: SAS Institute / SAS/Intrnet | CVSS: 7.5 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.07968 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title SAS/Intrnet 9.4 build 1520 and earlier allows Local File Inclusion. The samples library (included by default) in the appstart.sas file, allows...
Cve Id CVE-2021-41569
Vendor SAS Institute
Ghsa Id None
Product SAS/Intrnet
Added Date 2026-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.5
Epss Score 0.07968
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity HIGH
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.94577
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2021-41569
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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