CVE-2021-41278 describes a broken encryption implementation in the app-functions-sdk's "AES" transform within EdgeX Foundry releases prior to Jakarta, affecting edgexfoundry app_service_configurable, application_functions_software_development_kit, and edgex_foundry. This vulnerability, rated Medium (CVSS 5.7), allows authenticated attackers to decrypt messages via unspecified vectors due to weak encryption (CWE-327), with a high impact on confidentiality. While not enabled by default, users who utilize this specific transform are urged to upgrade to the Jakarta release and switch to the new "aes256" transform. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:edgexfoundry:app_service_configurable:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | ||
< 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:edgexfoundry:application_functions_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | ||
< 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:edgexfoundry:edgex_foundry:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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