Medium severity · published Sep 2, 2021
CVE-2021-31797
The user identification mechanism used by CyberArk Credential Provider prior to 12.1 is susceptible to a local host race condition, leading to password disclosure
5.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The user identification mechanism used by CyberArk Credential Provider prior to 12.1 is susceptible to a local host race condition, leading to password disclosure.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Credential Provider · Cyberark
before 12.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31797
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-31797
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164033/CyberArk-Credential-Provider-Race-Condition-Authorization-Bypass.html
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/2
Mailing List
https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2021-009.txt
Product
https://www.cyberark.com/resources/blog
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