Is CVE-2021-31798 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-31798 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-31798?

CVE-2021-31798 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-31798?

CVE-2021-31798 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-31798?

Upgrade credential provider to 12.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-31798

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The effective key space used to encrypt the cache in CyberArk Credential Provider prior to 12.1 has low entropy, and under certain conditions a local malicious user can obtain the plaintext of cache files.

CWE-331

How to fix

Remediation Available

credential providerNVD

Affected:< 12.1Fixed in:12.1CVE-2021-31798derived from NVD

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

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory3

Product1

cyberark.com

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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.