Is CVE-2021-3551 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-3551 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-3551?

CVE-2021-3551 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-3551?

CVE-2021-3551 has an EPSS score of 0.18% (8th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-3551?

Upgrade dogtagpki to 10.10.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-3551

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in the PKI-server, where the spkispawn command, when run in debug mode, stores admin credentials in the installation log file. This flaw allows a local attacker to retrieve the file to obtain the admin password and gain admin privileges to the Dogtag CA manager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CWE-312

How to fix

Remediation Available

dogtagpkiNVD

Affected:>= 10.10.0, < 10.10.6Fixed in:10.10.6CVE-2021-3551derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

8thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 8% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.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.