CVE-2021-29203
CRITICALEPSS 99th pctlDescription
A security vulnerability has been identified in the HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager, also known as HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Management Software, prior to version 1.22. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to bypass remote authentication leading to execution of arbitrary commands, gaining privileged access, causing denial of service, and changing the configuration. HPE has released a software update to resolve the vulnerability in the HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager.
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-3248 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2017-10271 | High | 7.5 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2023-42793 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2022-1388 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2021-37415 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2023-21839 | High | 7.5 | 100% | KEV | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-29203?
Upgrade edgeline infrastructure manager to 1.22 or later.
Is CVE-2021-29203 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-29203 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 68.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-29203?
CVE-2021-29203 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. 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-2021-29203 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for edgeline infrastructure manager (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.