What is CVE-2021-43269?

CVE-2021-43269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Code42, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2021-43269?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Code42

CVE-2021-43269

In Code42 app before 8.8.0, eval injection allows an attacker to change a device’s proxy configuration to use a malicious proxy auto-config (PAC) file, leading to arbitrary code execution. This affects Incydr Basic, Advanced, and Gov F1; CrashPlan Cloud; and CrashPlan for Small Business. (Incydr Professional and Enterprise are unaffected.)

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Code42
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43269?: CVE-2021-43269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Code42, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-43269?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.