CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
27.0%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to retrieve sensitive information from the file system where affected software is installed.
Panasonic reports this vulnerability affects the following products:
A specially crafted project file specifying a URI causes the XML parser to access the URI and embed the contents, which may allow an attacker to disclose information that is accessible in the context of the user executing software.
CVE-2021-32972 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Michael Heinzl reported this vulnerability to CISA.
Panasonic has released FPWIN Pro v7.5.2.0 to address this vulnerability.
For more information about this issue, please contact the Panasonic Product Security Incident Response Team.
CISA recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on us-cert.cisa.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on us-cert.cisa.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B–Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2021-32972
cisasurvey.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9n4TtB8uttUPaM6?product=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-180-03
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html
industry.panasonic.eu/factory-automation/programmable-logic-controllers-plc/plc-software/programming-software-control-fpwin-pro
public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCISA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSCISA_138
twitter.com/CISAgov
twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Panasonic%20FPWIN%20Pro+https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-180-03
us-cert.cisa.gov/ics
us-cert.cisa.gov/ics
us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/recommended-practices
us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B
us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-014
us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams_0905.pdf
us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
www.dhs.gov
www.dhs.gov/foia
www.dhs.gov/performance-financial-reports
www.facebook.com/CISA
www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-180-03&title=Panasonic%20FPWIN%20Pro
www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
www.instagram.com/cisagov
www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency
www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-180-03
www.oig.dhs.gov/
www.panasonic.com/global/corporate/product-security/sec/psirt.html
www.usa.gov/
www.whitehouse.gov/
www.youtube.com/@cisagov
mailto:?subject=Panasonic%20FPWIN%20Pro&body=www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-180-03
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
27.0%