CVE-2021-38379 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Hub in CFEngine Enterprise 3.6.7 through 3.18.0 has Insecure Permissions that allow local Information Disclosure.

Published: 2021-10-27

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:northern.tech:cfengine:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-24832	The Hub in CFEngine Enterprise 3.6.7 through 3.18.0 has Insecure Permissions that allow local Information Disclosure.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00214.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://cfengine.com/blog/2021/cve-2021-38379-and-cve-2021-36756/
https://docs.cfengine.com/docs/3.18/enterprise-cfengine-guide.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Northern.tech Cfengine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-10-27T14:25:52.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:37:16.544Z

Reserved: 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-38379

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-27T15:15:08.047

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:01:59.037

Link: CVE-2021-38379

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-276
Incorrect Default Permissions

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