Vulnerability in Cyberark Credential Provider
CVE-2021-31796
An inadequate encryption vulnerability discovered in CyberArk Credential Provider before 12.1 may lead to Information Disclosure. An attacker may realistically have enough information that the number of possible keys (for a credential file) is only one, and the number is usually not higher than 2^36.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.cyberark.com/resources/blog (Product)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2021-008.txt (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/164023/CyberArk-Credential-File-Insufficient-Effe… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-31796?
- CVE-2021-31796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cyberark Credential Provider, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-09-02.
- How severe is CVE-2021-31796?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-31796 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.