Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2021 · Assigned by SNPS
CVE-2021-33178
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in NagVis from NagVis. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 19.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Manage Backgrounds functionality within NagVis versions prior to 1.9.29 is vulnerable to an authenticated path traversal vulnerability. Exploitation of this results in a malicious actor having the ability to arbitrarily delete files on the local system.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nagvis | 1:1.9.29-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33178 |
| Debian:13 | nagvis | 1:1.9.29-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33178 |
| Debian:14 | nagvis | 1:1.9.29-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33178 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nagvis | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33178 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nagvis | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33178 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | nagvis | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33178 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | nagvis | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33178 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | nagvis | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33178 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22