CVE-2021-45042

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

1.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 70.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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.

Published

2021-12-17 13:38Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-04 04:32Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-12-13

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

baa1512cd05b64926cd229181905547f80447dca0cfc7b40c219682930982312

• www.hashicorp.comhttps://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vaultx_refsource_MISC
• discuss.hashicorp.comhttps://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec2-21-33-vault-s-kv-secrets-engine-with-integrated-storage-exposed-to-authenticated-denial-of-service/33157x_refsource_MISC
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202207-01https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO