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CVE-2021-42645

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-42645 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting CMSimple_XH version 1.7.4. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by uploading a malicious PHP payload via the "File" parameter to gain a reverse shell, leading to complete system compromise. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction required, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, nor is there any community discussion or media coverage indicating active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cmsimple-xh:cmsimple_xh:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

10.0CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0452 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / cmsimple-xh/cmsimple-xh/releases/tag/1.7.5
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / Net-hunter121/CMSimple_XH-Unauth-RCE
ExploitThird Party Advisory