CVE-2021-29157 HIGH

CVE-2021-29157

Vendor N/A
Product n/a
Published June 28, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Dovecot before 2.3.15 allows ../ Path Traversal. An attacker with access to the local filesystem can trick OAuth2 authentication into using an HS256 validation key from an attacker-controlled location. This occurs during use of local JWT validation with the posix fs driver.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 28, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated