Is CVE-2021-36230 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-36230 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-36230?

CVE-2021-36230 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-36230?

CVE-2021-36230 has an EPSS score of 0.95% (57th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-36230?

Upgrade HashiCorp Terraform to 202107-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-36230

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise releases up to v202106-1 did not properly perform authorization checks on a subset of API requests executed using the run token, allowing privilege escalation to organization owner. Fixed in v202107-1.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

HashiCorp TerraformWindows application

Affected:202107-1Fixed in:202107-1HashiCorp

Hashicorp Terraform AlphaWindows application

Affected:202107-1Fixed in:202107-1HashiCorp

Hashicorp Terraform BetaWindows application

Affected:202107-1Fixed in:202107-1HashiCorp

Hashicorp Terraform RCWindows application

Affected:202107-1Fixed in:202107-1Hashicorp

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-22518	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-38035	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-46169	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-29927	Critical	9.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-38856	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-36289	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix

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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.