What is CVE-2021-31821?

CVE-2021-31821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2021-31821?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2021-31821

When the Windows Tentacle docker image starts up it logs all the commands that it runs along with the arguments, which writes the Octopus Server API key in plaintext. This does not affect the Linux Docker image

EPSS: 0.002 (8.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Octopus Tentacle
Octopus Deploy Tentacle — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

security@octopus.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-31821?: CVE-2021-31821 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-31821?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.