Vulnerability in Openzeppelin Contracts

CVE-2021-41264

OpenZeppelin Contracts is a library for smart contract development. In affected versions upgradeable contracts using `UUPSUpgradeable` may be vulnerable to an attack affecting uninitialized implementation contracts. A fix is included in ve…

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

EPSS: 0.014 (69.9th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41264?
CVE-2021-41264 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openzeppelin Contracts, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-41264?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-41264 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.