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CVE-2021-42073

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-42073 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Barrier versions prior to 2.4.0. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by guessing a valid client label, which is often "Unnamed" or derivable from public information, to enter an active session with the Barrier server. This allows the attacker to capture input device events and modify the server's clipboard content. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.2 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality and low impact on integrity. There is currently no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:barrier_project:barrier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.2HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0141 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / debauchee/barrier/commit/229abab99f39f11624e5651f819e7f1f8eddedcc
github.com / debauchee/barrier/commit/b5adc93e2bd74cb094f91ff595c07f321a489f3e
github.com / debauchee/barrier/releases/tag/v2.4.0
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2021/11/02/4
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory