CVE-2021-26829
Published 2021-06-11 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2021-26829 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in OpenPLC ScadaBR. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 28, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by December 19, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. OpenPLC has 2 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 2 known-exploited OpenPLC vulnerabilities →Description
OpenPLC ScadaBR through 0.9.1 on Linux and through 1.12.4 on Windows allows stored XSS via system_settings.shtm.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: OpenPLC — ScadaBR
Name: OpenPLC ScadaBR Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-11-28 · Due: 2025-12-19
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- http://forum.scadabr.com.br/t/report-falhas-de-seguranca-em-versoes-do-scadabr/3615/4
- https://youtu.be/Xh6LPCiLMa8
- http://forum.scadabr.com.br/t/report-falhas-de-seguranca-em-versoes-do-scadabr/3615/4
- https://youtu.be/Xh6LPCiLMa8
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-26829
- https://www.forescout.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-hacktivist-attack-russian-aligned-group-targets-otics/

