CVE-2021-42095 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Xshell versions prior to 7.0.0.76, where rapid changes to the title bar can cause the application to crash. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, there is some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness of the issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.0.0.76CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netsarang:xshell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
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.