CVE-2021-42257 is a vulnerability in check_smart versions prior to 6.9.1, allowing an unprivileged user to gain unintended drive access due to an unanchored regular expression in device path validation. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.1) has a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high integrity and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:check_smart_project:check_smart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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