CVE-2021-4435 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Yarn (yarnpkg yarn). This flaw allows for arbitrary command execution when a user runs specific Yarn commands within a directory containing attacker-controlled content. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but can lead to high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.22.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yarnpkg:yarn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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