CVE-2021-38438
FATEK Automation WinProladder
A use after free vulnerability in FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior may be exploited when a valid user opens a malformed project file, which may allow arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
FATEK Automation WinProladder
A use after free vulnerability in FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior may be exploited when a valid user opens a malformed project file, which may allow arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-38438- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-24890
A use after free vulnerability in FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior may be exploited when a valid user opens a malformed project file, which may allow arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2021-24890- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpcj-jqjr-jhj9 No score
A use after free vulnerability in FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior may be...
A use after free vulnerability in FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior may be exploited when a valid user opens a malformed project file, which may allow arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-vpcj-jqjr-jhj9- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A use after free vulnerability in FATEK Automation WinProladder versions 3.30 and prior may be exploited when a valid user opens a malformed project file, which may allow arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-38438- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38438 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Fatek Winproladder, published October 18, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.