01 Record
CVE-2021-27651
In versions 8.2.1 through 8.5.2 of Pega Infinity, the password reset functionality for local accounts can be used to bypass local authentication checks.
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: Pega
CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
02 Description
In versions 8.2.1 through 8.5.2 of Pega Infinity, the password reset functionality for local accounts can be used to bypass local authentication checks.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 53.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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
- 2021-04-29 14:47Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 21:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-02-24
- Assigning CNA
- Pega
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d9e39e8876e2e4d5c14030c16743bc5ef59bd7e8b37f9604b9bd68f5f3ea3eb5
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- collaborate.pega.comhttps://collaborate.pega.com/discussion/pega-security-advisory-a21-hotfix-matrix