CVE-2021-20986 | Hilscher: Denial of Service vulnerability in PROFINET IO Device

A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in Hilscher PROFINET IO Device V3 in versions prior to V3.14.0.7. This may lead to unexpected loss of cyclic communication or interruption of acyclic communication.

Published: 2021-02-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-20986 is rated Moderate Risk (50.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.00%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-20986

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.54% 1.00% +0.47%
2 2025-03-30 0.64% 0.54% -0.10%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.64% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-20986

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-20986

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-20986

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hilscher profinet_io_device_firmware >= 3.0, < 3.14.0.7 cpe:2.3:o:hilscher:profinet_io_device_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pgv100-f200a-b17-v1d_firmware <= 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pgv100-f200a-b17-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pgv150i-f200a-b17-v1d_firmware <= 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pgv150i-f200a-b17-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pgv100-f200-b17-v1d-7477_firmware <= 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pgv100-f200-b17-v1d-7477_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pxv100-f200-b17-v1d_firmware <= 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pxv100-f200-b17-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pxv100-f200-b17-v1d-3636_firmware <= 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pxv100-f200-b17-v1d-3636_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pcv80-f200-b17-v1d_firmware <= 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pcv80-f200-b17-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pcv100-f200-b17-v1d_firmware <= 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pcv100-f200-b17-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pcv50-f200-b17-v1d_firmware <= 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pcv50-f200-b17-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pcv100-f200-b17-v1d-6011-6997_firmware <= 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pcv100-f200-b17-v1d-6011-6997_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pcv100-f200-b17-v1d-6011_firmware <= 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pcv100-f200-b17-v1d-6011_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pcv100-f200-b17-v1d-6011-8203_firmware <= 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pcv100-f200-b17-v1d-6011-8203_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pxv100a-f200-b28-v1d_firmware <= 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pxv100a-f200-b28-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pxv100a-f200-b28-v1d-6011_firmware <= 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pxv100a-f200-b28-v1d-6011_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pgv100a-f200-b28-v1d_firmware <= 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pgv100a-f200-b28-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pgv100a-f200a-b28-v1d_firmware <= 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pgv100a-f200a-b28-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pgv100aq-f200a-b28-v1d_firmware <= 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pgv100aq-f200a-b28-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pgv100aq-f200-b28-v1d_firmware <= 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pgv100aq-f200-b28-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pxv100aq-f200-b28-v1d_firmware <= 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pxv100aq-f200-b28-v1d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pxv100aq-f200-b28-v1d-6011_firmware <= 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pxv100aq-f200-b28-v1d-6011_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs ohv-f230-b17_firmware <= 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:ohv-f230-b17_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs oit500-f113b17-cb_firmware <= 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:oit500-f113b17-cb_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs pha_firmware <= 3.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:pha_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pepperl-fuchs wcs_firmware <= 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:pepperl-fuchs:wcs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-20986

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