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CVE-2021-40089

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-40089 describes a vulnerability in PrimeKey EJBCA versions prior to 7.6.0, where the General Purpose Custom Publisher could still execute local scripts even when the "Enable External Script Access" system setting was disabled. This low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 2.3) has a local attack vector and requires high privileges, leading to a low impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 7.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:primekey:ejbca:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

2.3LOW

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
13.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0022 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 158 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

support.primekey.com / news/posts/54
Vendor Advisory