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CVE-2021-43831

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-43831 is an arbitrary file read vulnerability affecting Gradio versions prior to 2.5.0, impacting users who publicly share Gradio interfaces. An attacker with a Gradio link can read any file on the host system if they know the file path, limited only by the operating system. This vulnerability is rated High severity (CVSS 7.7), with a network attack vector and low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, a Nuclei template exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gradio_project:gradio:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.7HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2021-43831 · Jun 15, 2024
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0379 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: gradioFixed in: 2.5.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-rhq2-3vr9-6mcrcritical

Files on the host computer can be accessed from the Gradio interface

Jan 21, 2022

References

github.com / gradio-app/gradio/commit/41bd3645bdb616e1248b2167ca83636a2653f781
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / gradio-app/gradio/security/advisories/GHSA-rhq2-3vr9-6mcr
ExploitThird Party Advisory