Is CVE-2021-41802 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-41802 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-41802?

CVE-2021-41802 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.9 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-41802?

CVE-2021-41802 has an EPSS score of 0.59% (44th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-41802?

Upgrade Hashicorp Vault to 1.7.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-41802

LOW

2.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise through 1.7.4 and 1.8.3 allowed a user with write permission to an entity alias ID sharing a mount accessor with another user to acquire this other user’s policies by merging their identities. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.7.5 and 1.8.4.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

Hashicorp VaultWindows application

Affected:1.7.5Fixed in:1.7.5HashiCorp, Inc.

Affected:1.8.0 1.8.4Fixed in:1.8.4HashiCorp, Inc.

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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days

44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

discuss.hashicorp.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.gentoo.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	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.