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Full vulnerability report · 2021
CVE-2021-20271High confidence

A flaw was found in RPM's signature check functionality when reading a package file

n/a · rpm

7.0HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2021-7705

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

A flaw was found in RPM's signature check functionality when reading a package file. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package, whose signature header was modified, to cause RPM database corruption and execute code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity, confidentiality, and system availability.

What

A flaw was found in RPM's signature check functionality when reading a package file. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package, whose signature header was modified, to cause RPM database corruption and execute code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity, confidentiality, and system availability.

Why

The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

What

A flaw was found in RPM's signature check functionality when reading a package file. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package, whose signature header was modified, to cause RPM database corruption and execute code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity, confidentiality, and system availability.

Why

The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity → execute code or commands in the affected security context
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
High: exploitation depends on specific conditions
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-345

CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACHighAttack complexity: Successful exploitation depends on specific conditions outside the attacker's direct control.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
UnauthenticatedRemote code executionCWE-345
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2022-0676Juniper Junos Space: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Juniper Junos Space ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Daten zu manipulieren oder zu verändern, seine Privilegien zu erweitern und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.

Official advisory
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-0227IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Administratorrechte zu erlangen, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

Official advisory
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2022-2020RPM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in RPM und Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen und um Daten zu manipulieren.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-916Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper

CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27777 Référence CVE CVE-2020-28374 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28374 Référence CVE CVE-2020-28469 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28469 Référence CVE CVE-2020-29661 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29661 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7053 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7053 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8648 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8648 Référence CVE CVE-2021-0543 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0543 Référence CVE CVE-2021-0920 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0920 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20265 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20265 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20271 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20271 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22543 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22543 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22555 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22555 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23840 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23840 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25220 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25220 Référence CVE CVE-2021-27363 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27363 Référence CVE CVE-2021-27364 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27364 Référence CVE CVE-2021-27365 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27365 Référence CVE CVE-2021-28165 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-650Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper

g/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29573 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36322 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36322 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36385 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36385 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8492 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8492 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8616 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8616 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8617 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8617 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8840 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8840 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9327 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9327 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20227 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20227 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20271 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20271 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22946 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22946 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23017 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23017 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23839 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23839 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23840 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23840 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23841 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23841 Référence CVE CVE-2021-28950 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-28950 Référence CVE CVE-2021-3177 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3177 Référence CVE CVE-2021-33574 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2021-AVI-791Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8625 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8927 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8927 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9948 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9948 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9951 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9951 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9983 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9983 Référence CVE CVE-2021-1817 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1817 Référence CVE CVE-2021-1820 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1820 Référence CVE CVE-2021-1825 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1825 Référence CVE CVE-2021-1826 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1826 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20271 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20271 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20305 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20305 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20578 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20578 Référence CVE CVE-2021-2163 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2163 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22543 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22543 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22555 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22555 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22918 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22918 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23336 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23336 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23337 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
all versions
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 26 Mar 2021 · Last source change 3 Aug 2024, 17:37 UTC · CWE-345 · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-7705
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

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Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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