CVE-2021-41037 describes a vulnerability in Eclipse p2, specifically affecting eclipse equinox_p2, where malicious code can be executed during the installation of an installable unit. This occurs because p2 lacks security checks for metadata that configures installation touchpoints, allowing untrusted units to inject harmful commands without user warning. Rated 8.0 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), it has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:equinox_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.