Deserialization in Palo Alto Networks Bridgecrew Checkov
CVE-2021-3040
An unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Bridgecrew Checkov by Prisma Cloud allows arbitrary code execution when processing a malicious terraform file. This issue impacts Checkov 2.0 versions earlier than Checkov 2.0.139. Checkov 1.0 versions are not impacted.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Palo Alto Networks Bridgecrew Checkov — versions 1.0 all, 2.0
- Paloaltonetworks Bridgecrew Checkov
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3040 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-3040?
- CVE-2021-3040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Bridgecrew Checkov, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-3040?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.