Vulnerability in Netapp Cloud Backup

CVE-2021-23239

The sudoedit personality of Sudo before 1.9.5 may allow a local unprivileged user to perform arbitrary directory-existence tests by winning a sudo_edit.c race condition in replacing a user-controlled directory by a symlink to an arbitrary path.

EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23239?
CVE-2021-23239 is a low-severity vulnerability in Netapp Cloud Backup, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2021-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-23239?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-23239 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.