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CVE-2021-45809

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-45809 is a critical vulnerability affecting GlobalProtect-openconnect versions prior to 1.4.3, allowing arbitrary users to execute commands as root through incorrect access control in GPService via DBUS and the GUI application. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this network-exploitable flaw has low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 80/100 indicates significant potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:globalprotect-openconnect_project:globalprotect-openconnect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0162 is in the 61st 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

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / yuezk/GlobalProtect-openconnect/issues/113
ExploitIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory