What is CVE-2021-38599?

CVE-2021-38599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wal-G Project, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-38599?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wal-G Project

CVE-2021-38599

WAL-G before 1.1, when a non-libsodium build (e.g., one of the official binary releases published as GitHub Releases) is used, silently ignores the libsodium encryption key and uploads cleartext backups. This is arguably a Principle of Least Surprise violation because "the user likely wanted to encrypt all file activity."

EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Wal-g_project Wal-g
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38599?: CVE-2021-38599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wal-G Project, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-38599?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.