CVE-2021-38443 is a critical vulnerability affecting Eclipse CycloneDDS versions prior to 0.8.0, where improper handling of invalid structures in the XML parser allows for arbitrary value writes. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this network-exploitable flaw requires no user interaction or privileges and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:cyclonedds:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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.