CVE-2021-41945 is a critical improper input validation vulnerability affecting Encode OSS httpx versions prior to 0.23.0, specifically within httpx.URL, httpx.Client, and related functions. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts without user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security professionals. It is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.23.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:encode:httpx:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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.