CVE-2021-45101 describes a critical information disclosure vulnerability in HTCondor versions prior to 8.8.15, 9.0.4, and 9.1.2. An authenticated user with only READ access to a SchedD or Collector daemon can leverage standard command-line tools to discover sensitive secrets. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that allows a low-privileged attacker to achieve high confidentiality and integrity impacts without user interaction. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized control over other users' jobs and access to their data. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. Its EPSS score is low, suggesting a low probability of exploitation in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.8.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wisc:htcondor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wisc:htcondor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wisc:htcondor:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.