What is CVE-2021-47756?

CVE-2021-47756 is a high-severity vulnerability in Laravel Valet, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-01-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-47756?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Laravel Valet

CVE-2021-47756

Laravel Valet versions 1.1.4 to 2.0.3 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows users to modify the valet command with root privileges. Attackers can edit the symlinked valet command to execute arbitrary code with root permissions without additional authentication.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Laravel Valet — versions 1.1.4 to 2.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

ExploitDB-50591 (exploit)
Laravel Valet Official Documentation (product)
VulnCheck Advisory: Laravel Valet 2.0.3 - Local Privilege Escalation (macOS) (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47756?: CVE-2021-47756 is a high-severity vulnerability in Laravel Valet, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-47756?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.