CVE-2021-32563 is a critical vulnerability affecting Thunar versions before 4.16.7 and 4.17.x before 4.17.2, where the file manager delegates regular files to other programs without user confirmation. This flaw, rated 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), allows for unauthenticated remote code execution with low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.16.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfce:thunar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.17.0, < 4.17.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfce:thunar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.