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CVE-2021-32682

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-32682 is a critical vulnerability affecting elFinder 2.1.58, an open-source web file manager, that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code and commands on the server. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this easily exploitable flaw (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, public exploit modules exist in Metasploit and Nuclei, indicating readily available exploitation tools, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage. Organizations using affected versions should update to 2.1.59 or ensure the connector is not exposed without authentication.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.1.59CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:std42:elfinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
69.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: elFinder Archive Command Injection · Jun 13, 2021
Nuclei: CVE-2021-32682 · Jan 26, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6993 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 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 (2)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: studio-42/elfinderFixed in: 2.1.59
github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-wph3-44rj-92prcritical

elFinder before 2.1.59 contains multiple vulnerabilities leading to RCE

Jun 16, 2021

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/164173/elFinder-Archive-Command-Injection.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
blog.sonarsource.com / elfinder-case-study-of-web-file-manager-vulnerabilities
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / Studio-42/elFinder/commit/a106c350b7dfe666a81d6b576816db9fe0899b17
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / Studio-42/elFinder/security/advisories/GHSA-wph3-44rj-92pr
Third Party Advisory