CVE-2021-42698 AzeoTech DAQFactory
Attackers can corrupt memory and potentially execute code by manipulating maliciously crafted project files in AzeoTech DAQFactory.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-42698?
CVE-2021-42698 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in AzeoTech DAQFactory, published on 5 Nov 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
Project files are stored memory objects in the form of binary serialized data that can later be read and deserialized again to instantiate the original objects in memory. Malicious manipulation of these files may allow an attacker to corrupt memory.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Azeotech Daqfactory.
How do I fix CVE-2021-42698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2021-42698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in AzeoTech DAQFactory
- CVE-2011-3492 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2009-4480 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2026-12921 Use after free in AzeoTech DAQFactory
- CVE-2026-12390 Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in AzeoTech DAQFactory
- CVE-2025-66588 Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in AzeoTech DAQFactory
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5jxr-9cqh-7q3m.