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CVE-2021-44216 json

Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.15.5 and 3.18.x before 3.18.1 has Insecure Permissions that may allow unauthorized local users t…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-31066

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.15.5 and 3.18.x before 3.18.1 has Insecure Permissions that may allow unauthorized local users to access the Apache and Mission Portal log files.

Patch / fix

  • northern.tech cfengine 3.15.5, 3.18.1
  • cfengine-masterfiles SLE Module for Advanced Systems Management 12 3.21.0-10.3.1
  • cfengine SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5, SLE Module for Advanced Systems Management 12 3.21.0-17.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:2126-1

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Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • cfengine.com https://cfengine.com/blog/2022/cve-2021-44215-and-cve-2021-44216/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

Sources

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