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.

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.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th 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

Adaptivescale Lxdui
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

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

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.