# CVE-2021-22665: Privilege escalation in Rockwell Automation DriveTools SP and Drives AOP

> A local attacker with limited privileges can exploit a vulnerability in Rockwell Automation DriveTools SP and Drives AOP to escalate privileges and gain complete system control.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5v8v-62jq-74ch

## What is CVE-2021-22665?

CVE-2021-22665 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation DriveTools SP and Drives AOP, published on 18 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Rockwell Automation DriveTools SP v5.13 and below and Drives AOP v4.12 and below both contain a vulnerability that a local attacker with limited privileges may be able to exploit resulting in privilege escalation and complete control of the system.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22665?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Rockwellautomation Drivetools Add-on Profiles, Rockwellautomation Drivetools Sp.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-22665?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-22665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22665 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-22665 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation DriveTools SP and Drives AOP, published on 18 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation DriveTools SP and Drives AOP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22665/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22665/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22665
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22665
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22665

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22665/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.