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CVE-2021-45100

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-45100 describes a vulnerability in the ksmbd server (up to version 3.4.2) and Linux kernel (up to 5.15.8) where encrypted SMB 3.1.1 communication can revert to cleartext due to a protocol violation. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows an unauthenticated attacker to intercept sensitive information over the network. While the potential impact is significant, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or notable community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ksmbd_project:ksmbd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0091 is in the 31st percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-45100Moderate

kernel: ksmbd server communicates in cleartext even though encryption has been enabled due to a violation of the SMB protocol specification

Dec 14, 2021

References

github.com / cifsd-team/ksmbd/issues/550
Third Party Advisory
github.com / cifsd-team/ksmbd/pull/551
PatchThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20220107-0001
Third Party Advisory