What is CVE-2021-34080?

CVE-2021-34080 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ssl-Utils Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-34080?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-34080 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Ssl-Utils Project

CVE-2021-34080

OS Command Injection vulnerability in es128 ssl-utils 1.0.0 for Node.js allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unsanitized shell metacharacters provided to the createCertRequest() and the createCert() functions.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.032 (87.0th 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

Ssl-utils_project Ssl-utils
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-34080?: CVE-2021-34080 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ssl-Utils Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-34080?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-34080 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.