7.5

CVE-2021-40324: cobbler_project cobbler

Modified
AliasesGHSA-4cfr-gjfx-fj3xPYSEC-2021-374UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40324
Published 04-10-2021Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-40324 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in cobbler_project cobbler. EPSS estimates a 68.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 69% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
68.64%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4
SUSE-RU-2021:3162-1SUSE-SU-2021:3151-1SUSE-SU-2021:3170-1USN-6475-1

Timeline

  1. 04-10-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows arbitrary file write operations via upload_log_data.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

68.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 68.64% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Cobbler_project1 product
PyPI1 product
  • cobbler< d8f60bbf14a838c8c8a1dba98086b223e35fe70a | < 3.3.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • cobbler< 2.4.1-0ubuntu2+esm1

3 vendors · 3 products

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