Is CVE-2021-42001 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-42001 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-42001?

CVE-2021-42001 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-42001?

CVE-2021-42001 has an EPSS score of 0.47% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-42001?

Upgrade pingid desktop to 1.7.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-42001

HIGH

8.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

PingID Desktop prior to 1.7.3 has a misconfiguration in the encryption libraries which can lead to sensitive data exposure. An attacker capable of exploiting this vulnerability may be able to successfully complete an MFA challenge via OTP.

CWE-310Cryptographic Issues

How to fix

Remediation Available

pingid desktopNVD

Affected:< 1.7.3Fixed in:1.7.3CVE-2021-42001derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

pingidentity.com

Vendor Advisory1

docs.pingidentity.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.