What is CVE-2021-41078?

CVE-2021-41078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nameko, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-41078?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-41078 known to be exploited?

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

Deserialization in Nameko

CVE-2021-41078

Nameko through 2.13.0 can be tricked into performing arbitrary code execution when deserializing the config file.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.015 (71.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nameko — versions 3.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41078?: CVE-2021-41078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nameko, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-41078?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-41078 known to be exploited?: 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.