What is CVE-2021-46561?

CVE-2021-46561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mitre Cve Services, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-46561?

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

Auth bypass in Mitre Cve Services

CVE-2021-46561

controller/org.controller/org.controller.js in the CVE Services API 1.1.1 before 5c50baf3bda28133a3bc90b854765a64fb538304 allows an organizational administrator to transfer a user account to an arbitrary new organization, and thereby achieve unintended access within the context of that new organization.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2022-01-26 · 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: 0.008 (56.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mitre Cve Services — versions 1.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

github.com/CVEProject/cve-services/commit/5c50baf3bda28133a3bc90b854765a64fb538… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46561?: CVE-2021-46561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mitre Cve Services, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-46561?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.