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CVE-2021-27376

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-27376 is a critical vulnerability affecting the nb-connect Rust crate prior to version 1.0.3, stemming from invalid memory access due to direct casting of standard library socket address structures. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a critical risk, allowing for remote, low-complexity attacks that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with over 10 mentions, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nb-connect_project:nb-connect:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0145 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

rustpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: nb-connectFixed in: 1.0.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

rustGHSA-rm4w-6696-r77pcritical

nb-connect invalidly assumes the memory layout of std::net::SocketAddr

Aug 25, 2021

References

rustsec.org / advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0021.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory