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CVE-2021-39273 json

In XeroSecurity Sn1per 9.0 (free version), insecure permissions (0777) are set upon application execution, allowing an unprivileged user to…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-25635

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.7%
EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In XeroSecurity Sn1per 9.0 (free version), insecure permissions (0777) are set upon application execution, allowing an unprivileged user to modify the application, modules, and configuration files. This leads to arbitrary code execution with root privileges.

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Exploit prediction

2.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/nikip72/CVE-2021-39273-CVE-2021-39274 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/1N3/Sn1per/issues/358 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

Sources

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