What is CVE-2021-41988?

CVE-2021-41988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qlik Nprinting Designer, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-41988?

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

Is CVE-2021-41988 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Qlik Nprinting Designer

CVE-2021-41988

Qlik NPrinting Designer through 21.14.3.0 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.

Published 2023-01-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Qlik Nprinting Designer

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0002.md (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41988?: CVE-2021-41988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qlik Nprinting Designer, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-41988?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-41988 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.