CVE-2021-20202
HIGHDescription
A flaw was found in keycloak. Directories can be created prior to the Java process creating them in the temporary directory, but with wider user permissions, allowing the attacker to have access to the contents that keycloak stores in this directory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-377 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2015-5224 | Critical | 9.8 | 4.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-20204 | High | 7.1 | 3.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-3710 | High | 7.8 | 2.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-16024 | Medium | 6.5 | 2.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2012-2666 | Critical | 9.8 | 1.9% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-16494 | High | 8.8 | 1.9% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-20202?
Upgrade keycloak to 13.0.0 or later.
Is CVE-2021-20202 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-20202 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.30% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 22% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-20202?
CVE-2021-20202 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2021-20202 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for keycloak (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.