Vulnerability · Published Mar 15, 2021 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2021-20179

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect authorization in pki-core. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in pki-core. An attacker who has successfully compromised a key could use this flaw to renew the corresponding certificate over and over again, as long as it is not explicitly revoked. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux:8ldapjdk0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.4.0+418+b7ae1d4aRLSA-2021:0966

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a pki-core pki-core 10.5, pki-core 10.8, pki-core 10.9, pki-core 10.10, pki-core 10.11

Weakness: CWE-863

References