CVE-2021-28123 is an undocumented default cryptographic key vulnerability affecting Cohesity DataPlatform versions 6.3 prior to 6.3.1g, 6.4 up to 6.4.1c, and 6.5.1 through 6.5.1b. This critical vulnerability, rated 9.8 CVSS, allows an attacker to gain full access to the underlying Linux system via the exposed SSH key, requiring no user interaction or prior privileges. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.3, < 6.3.1gCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:cohesity_dataplatform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.4, < 6.4.1cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:cohesity_dataplatform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.5.1, < 6.5.1bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:cohesity_dataplatform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.