CVE-2021-42969 describes an OS command injection vulnerability affecting Anaconda3 version 2021.05. An attacker can exploit this by creating a malicious usercustomize.py file, leading to arbitrary command execution when a user opens a terminal or activates Anaconda. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2021.05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:anaconda:anaconda3:2021.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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