CVE-2021-32935
Cognex In-Sight OPC Server - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The affected Cognex product, the In-Sight OPC Server versions v5.7.4 (96) and prior, deserializes untrusted data, which could allow a remote attacker access to system level permission commands and local privilege escalation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cognex In-Sight OPC Server - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The affected Cognex product, the In-Sight OPC Server versions v5.7.4 (96) and prior, deserializes untrusted data, which could allow a remote attacker access to system level permission commands and local privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-32935- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-19656
The affected Cognex product, the In-Sight OPC Server versions v5.7.4 (96) and prior, deserializes untrusted data, which could allow a remote attacker access to system level permission commands and local privilege escalation.
- Record
EUVD-2021-19656- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjh3-6952-cjvw
The affected Cognex product, the In-Sight OPC Server versions v5.7.4 (96) and prior, deserializes...
The affected Cognex product, the In-Sight OPC Server versions v5.7.4 (96) and prior, deserializes untrusted data, which could allow a remote attacker access to system level permission commands and local privilege escalation.
- Record
GHSA-wjh3-6952-cjvw- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The affected Cognex product, the In-Sight OPC Server versions v5.7.4 (96) and prior, deserializes untrusted data, which could allow a remote attacker access to system level permission commands and local privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-32935- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-32935 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Cognex In-sight Opc Server, published May 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.89%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.