CVE-2021-4435 HIGH

CVE-2021-4435: Yarn: untrusted search path

Vendor Fedora
Product Fedora
Weakness CWE-426
Published February 4, 2024
Last update June 17, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An untrusted search path vulnerability was found in Yarn. When a victim runs certain Yarn commands in a directory with attacker-controlled content, malicious commands could be executed in unexpected ways.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 4, 2024 CVE published
June 17, 2025 Record updated