What is CVE-2021-47688?

CVE-2021-47688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Whitebeam, classified under CWE-696. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2025-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-47688?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Whitebeam

CVE-2021-47688

In WhiteBeam 0.2.0 through 0.2.1 before 0.2.2, a user with local access to a server can bypass the allow-list functionality because a file can be truncated in the OpenFileDescriptor action before the VerifyCanWrite action is performed.

EPSS: 0.000 (11.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Whitebeam — versions 0.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-696

References

github.com/WhiteBeamSec/WhiteBeam/security/advisories/GHSA-3f8r-9483-pfxj
github.com/WhiteBeamSec/WhiteBeam/security/policy
github.com/WhiteBeamSec/WhiteBeam/pull/22

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47688?: CVE-2021-47688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Whitebeam, classified under CWE-696. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2025-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-47688?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.