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CVE-2021-44557

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-44557 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting the National Library of the Netherlands' multiNER <= c0440948057afc6e3d6b4903a7c05e666b94a3bc, specifically in the multiNER/ner.py component. This flaw, rated 9.1 CVSS (Critical), allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely leak internal files or cause a Denial of Service by submitting a malicious XML stream. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 08-25-2021CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kb:multiner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.1CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0126 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 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

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / KBNLresearch/multiNER
ProductThird Party Advisory
github.com / KBNLresearch/multiNER/pull/3
PatchThird Party Advisory