CVE-2021-31272 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability in SerenityOS, specifically affecting its tar/unzip functionality before commit 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c. This flaw, rated 9.8 CRITICAL, allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve command execution or privilege escalation with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:serenityos:serenityos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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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.