What is CVE-2021-27654?

CVE-2021-27654 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pegasystems Pega Infinity, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-27654?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pegasystems Pega Infinity

CVE-2021-27654

Forgotten password reset functionality for local accounts can be used to bypass local authentication checks.

EPSS: 0.001 (32.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C.

Affected products

Pegasystems Pega Infinity — versions 8.2.1, unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

collaborate.pega.com/discussion/pega-security-advisory-c21 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27654?: CVE-2021-27654 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pegasystems Pega Infinity, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-27654?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.