How severe is CVE-2021-45809?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Globalprotect-Openconnect Project

CVE-2021-45809

GlobalProtect-openconnect versions prior to 1.4.3 are affected by incorrect access control in GPService through DBUS, GUI Application. The way GlobalProtect-Openconnect is set up enables arbitrary users to execute commands as root by submitting the `--script=<script>` parameter.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.6th 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

Globalprotect-openconnect_project Globalprotect-openconnect
N/a — versions n/a

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45809?: CVE-2021-45809 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Globalprotect-Openconnect Project. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-45809?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.