CVE-2021-43779 CRITICAL

CVE-2021-43779: Remote Command Execution vulnerability

Vendor Pluginsglpi
Product addressing
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published January 5, 2022
Last update September 8, 2025
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CVSS base score

9.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

GLPI is an open source IT Asset Management, issue tracking system and service desk system. The GLPI addressing plugin in versions < 2.9.1 suffers from authenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability, allowing access to the server's underlying operating system using command injection abuse of functionality. There is no workaround for this issue and users are advised to upgrade or to disable the addressing plugin.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 5, 2022 CVE published
September 8, 2025 Record updated