Vulnerability in Adaptivescale Lxdui

CVE-2021-40494

A Hardcoded JWT Secret Key in metadata.py in AdaptiveScale LXDUI through 2.1.3 allows attackers to gain admin access to the host system.

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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: 0.017 (76.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-40494: held from 0.017 to 0.017.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40494?
CVE-2021-40494 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adaptivescale Lxdui, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-40494?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.