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CVE-2021-3331

33
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-3331 is a critical vulnerability affecting WinSCP before version 5.17.10, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs. This occurs when a crafted URL, designed to load session settings, is encountered by the WinSCP URL handler. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.17.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
7.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0741 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 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 (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / winscp/winscp/commit/faa96e8144e6925a380f94a97aa382c9427f688d
PatchThird Party Advisory
winscp.net / eng/docs/history
Release NotesVendor Advisory
winscp.net / eng/docs/rawsettings
Vendor Advisory
winscp.net / tracker/1943
PatchVendor Advisory