Vulnerability in Apache Any23
CVE-2021-40146
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 YAMLExtractor.java file and is known to affect Any23 versions < 2.5. RCE vulnerabilities allow a malicious actor to execute any code of their choice on a remote machine over LAN, WAN, or internet. RCE belongs to the broader class of arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerabilities.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.057 (92.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.057 · newest: 0.057 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Any23
- Apache Software Foundation Any23 — versions Apache Any23
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7c521ed85c7ae1bad4fdf95b459f2aaa8a67eae338636b7b7… (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/11/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40146?
- CVE-2021-40146 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Any23. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40146?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-40146 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.