What is CVE-2021-45982?

CVE-2021-45982 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netscout Ngeniusone, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-45982?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Netscout Ngeniusone

CVE-2021-45982

NetScout nGeniusONE 6.3.2 allows Arbitrary File Upload by a privileged user.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2022-06-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.9% 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

Netscout Ngeniusone — versions 6.3.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.netscout.com/securityadvisories (Vendor Advisory)
netscout.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45982?: CVE-2021-45982 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netscout Ngeniusone, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-45982?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.