High severity · published May 7, 2021
CVE-2021-32094
U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Emissary 5.9.0 allows an authenticated user to upload arbitrary files
8.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Emissary 5.9.0 allows an authenticated user to upload arbitrary files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
Emissary · Nsa
5.9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32094
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32094
Third Party Advisory
https://blog.sonarsource.com/code-vulnerabilities-in-nsa-application-revealed
Third Party Advisory
https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/nsa-workflow-application-emissary-vulnerable-to-malicious-takeover
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