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CVE-2021-34080

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-34080 is a critical OS Command Injection vulnerability affecting es128 ssl-utils 1.0.0 for Node.js. Attackers can execute arbitrary commands by injecting unsanitized shell metacharacters into the createCertRequest() and createCert() functions. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no public exploit intelligence, such as Metasploit modules or ExploitDB entries, and no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ssl-utils_project:ssl-utils:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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
3.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0324 is in the 79th 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-552j-pv39-f3jfhigh

OS Command injection in ssl-utils

Jun 3, 2022

References

advisory.checkmarx.net / advisory/CX-2021-4782
ExploitThird Party Advisory