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CVE-2021-41868

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-41868 describes a critical vulnerability in OnionShare versions 2.3 and earlier, allowing remote, unauthenticated attackers to upload files to a non-public node when the --receive functionality is active. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.3, < 2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:onionshare:onionshare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0240 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 36,897 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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: onionshare-cliFixed in: 2.4

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-7g47-xxff-9p85critical

Remote unauthenticated attackers able to upload files in Onionshare

Nov 19, 2021

References

github.com / onionshare/onionshare/compare/v2.3.3...v2.4
PatchThird Party Advisory
ihteam.net / advisory/onionshare
ExploitThird Party Advisory