CVE-2021-38599 affects WAL-G versions prior to 1.1, specifically when built without libsodium, causing it to silently upload unencrypted backups despite user intent for encryption. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to a complete compromise of data confidentiality. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the silent failure to encrypt poses a significant risk to data privacy.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wal-g_project:wal-g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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