Is CVE-2021-40828 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-40828 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-40828?

CVE-2021-40828 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-40828?

CVE-2021-40828 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40828?

Upgrade amazon web services aws-c-io to 0.9.13 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-40828

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Connections initialized by the AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Java (versions prior to 1.3.3), Python (versions prior to 1.5.18), C++ (versions prior to 1.12.7) and Node.js (versions prior to 1.5.1) did not verify server certificate hostname during TLS handshake when overriding Certificate Authorities (CA) in their trust stores on Windows. This issue has been addressed in aws-c-io submodule versions 0.9.13 onward. This issue affects: Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Java versions prior to 1.3.3 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Python versions prior to 1.5.18 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for C++ versions prior to 1.12.7 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Node.js versions prior to 1.5.3 on Microsoft Windows.

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

amazon web services aws-c-ioNVD

Affected:< 0.9.13Fixed in:0.9.13CVE-2021-40828derived from NVD

amazon web services internet of things device software development kit v2NVD

Affected:< 1.12.7Fixed in:1.12.7CVE-2021-40828derived from NVD

Affected:< 1.3.3Fixed in:1.3.3CVE-2021-40828derived from NVD

Affected:< 1.5.1Fixed in:1.5.1CVE-2021-40828derived from NVD

Affected:< 1.5.18Fixed in:1.5.18CVE-2021-40828derived 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 VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Product5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0601	High	8.1	89%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2009-3555	Critical	9.8	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-26923	High	8.8	83%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-27823	Critical	9.8	53%	-	-
CVE-2022-42979	High	8.8	24%	-	-

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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.