CVE-2021-40388: Advantech Sq Manager

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Advantech SQ Manager Server 1.0.6. A specially-crafted file can be replaced in the system to escalate privileges to NT SYSTEM authority. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

• Advantech Sq Manager: version 1.0.6 only

Published 2022-01-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.