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CVE-2021-45960: libexpat before 2.4.3 (exclusive); +11 more affected products
CVE-2021-45960. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.04234 (percentile 0.90811), scored 13-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
libexpat · before 2.4.3 (exclusive)
libexpat project
nessus · before 8.15.3 (exclusive)
tenable
nessus · from 10.0.0 (inclusive), before 10.1.1 (exclusive)
tenable
debian linux · 10.0
debian
debian linux · 11.0
debian
sinema remote connect server · before 3.1 (exclusive)
siemens
active iq unified manager · Version not applicable in the source CPE
netapp
hci baseboard management controller · h610c
netapp
hci baseboard management controller · h610s
netapp
hci baseboard management controller · h615c
netapp
oncommand workflow automation · Version not applicable in the source CPE
netapp
solidfire & hci management node · Version not applicable in the source CPE
netapp
n/a · n/a
Vendor not specified by the source
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.0 to before V3.1.5
Siemens
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.0 to before V3.1.5
Siemens
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.0 to before V3.1.5
Siemens
Description’s affected range: before 2.4.3
Component: Not specified by the source
Function: in
Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.
- CWE
- CWE-682
- CCR priority
- 36.3 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
- EPSS
- 0.04234 · percentile 0.90811 · 2026-10-13
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-14 16:01:16.619248+00:00 UTC
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-14 15:56:36.793806+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2021-45960.html