Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2021-3013

ripgrep before 13 on Windows allows attackers to trigger execution of arbitrary programs from the current working directory via the -z/--search-zip or --pre flag.

EPSS: 0.019 (78.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3013?
CVE-2021-3013 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-3013?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.