01 Record
CVE-2021-26928
BIRD through 2.0.7 does not provide functionality for password authentication of BGP peers. Because of this, products that use BIRD (which may, for example, include Tigera products in some
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score6.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
02 Description
BIRD through 2.0.7 does not provide functionality for password authentication of BGP peers. Because of this, products that use BIRD (which may, for example, include Tigera products in some
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.00% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 62.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-06-04 20:13Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 20:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-02-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ee4b14b3a11b870638d8c9774db7b88651ed827f47288fc5389525cc38ee8040
05 Affected products
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