What is CVE-2021-31585?

CVE-2021-31585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accellion Kiteworks. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-31585?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-31585 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Accellion Kiteworks

CVE-2021-31585

Accellion Kiteworks before 7.3.1 allows a user with Admin privileges to escalate their privileges by generating SSH passwords that allow local access.

EPSS: 0.009 (56.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Accellion Kiteworks
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

accellion/CVEs

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-31585?: CVE-2021-31585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accellion Kiteworks. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-31585?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-31585 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.