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CVE-2021-32819

71
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-32819 describes a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Squirrelly, a JavaScript template engine, specifically when used with ExpressJS. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows attackers to overwrite internal configuration options by mixing template data with engine settings via the Express render API, leading to RCE in downstream applications. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a Nuclei template for this RCE exists, and the vulnerability has a high EPSS score, indicating a significant likelihood of future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelly:squirrelly:8.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.0HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.8
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
59.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2021-32819 · Aug 20, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5984 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: squirrellyFixed in: 9.0.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-q8j6-pwqx-pm96high

Insecure template handling in Squirrelly

May 17, 2021

References

github.com / squirrellyjs/squirrelly/commit/c12418a026f73df645ba927fd29358efe02fed1e
github.com / squirrellyjs/squirrelly/commit/dca7a1e7ee91d8a6ffffb655f3f15647486db9da
github.com / squirrellyjs/squirrelly/pull/254
securitylab.github.com / advisories/GHSL-2021-023-squirrelly
ExploitThird Party Advisory