What is CVE-2021-45913?

CVE-2021-45913 is a high-severity vulnerability in Controlup Agent, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-45913?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Controlup Agent

CVE-2021-45913

A hardcoded key in ControlUp Real-Time Agent (cuAgent.exe) before 8.2.5 may allow a potential attacker to run OS commands via a WCF channel.

Published 2022-01-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Controlup Agent

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

controlup.com (Vendor Advisory)
www.controlup.com/security/security-advisory-hardcoded-key/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45913?: CVE-2021-45913 is a high-severity vulnerability in Controlup Agent, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-45913?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.