What is CVE-2021-25839?

CVE-2021-25839 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Minthcm, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-25839?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Minthcm

CVE-2021-25839

A weak password requirement vulnerability exists in the Create New User function of MintHCM RELEASE 3.0.8, which could lead an attacker to easier password brute-forcing.

Published 2021-04-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Minthcm — versions 3.0.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

minthcm.org/ (Product)
github.com/C1inton/CVE-Record/blob/master/CVE Record/[CVE-2021-25839]MintHCM 3… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25839?: CVE-2021-25839 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Minthcm, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-25839?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.