# CVE-2021-22697: File upload in EcoStruxure Power Build - Rapsody software V2.1.13 and prior.

> Attackers can achieve remote code execution by uploading a malicious SSD file to EcoStruxure Power Build Rapsody, triggering a use-after-free condition.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wrwf-2jpv-j2gv

## What is CVE-2021-22697?

CVE-2021-22697 is a high-severity vulnerability in EcoStruxure Power Build - Rapsody software V2.1.13 and prior., published on 25 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability exists in the EcoStruxure Power Build - Rapsody software (V2.1.13 and prior) that could allow a use-after-free condition which could result in remote code execution when a malicious SSD file is uploaded and improperly parsed.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22697?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Power Build - Rapsody.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-22697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-22697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in EcoStruxure Power Build - Rapsody software V2.1.13 and prior.

- [CVE-2025-13844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13844/): Use after free in EcoStruxure Power Build Rapsody (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2025-13845](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13845/): Use after free in EcoStruxure Power Build Rapsody (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2021-22698](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22698/): File upload in EcoStruxure Power Build - Rapsody software V2.1.13 and prior. (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22697 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-22697 is a high-severity vulnerability in EcoStruxure Power Build - Rapsody software V2.1.13 and prior., published on 25 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: EcoStruxure Power Build - Rapsody software V2.1.13 and prior.. 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-2021-22697/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22697/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22697
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22697
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22697

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22697/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.