CVE-2021-20114
When installed following the default/recommended settings, TCExam <= 14.8.1 allowed...
CVE-2021-20114 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tecnick Tcexam, published July 29, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.97%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
When installed following the default/recommended settings, TCExam <= 14.8.1 allowed unauthenticated users to access the /cache/backup/ directory, which included sensitive database backup files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
When installed following the default/recommended settings, TCExam <= 14.8.1 allowed unauthenticated users to access the /cache/backup/ directory, which included sensitive database backup files.
- Record
CVE-2021-20114- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
When installed following the default/recommended settings, TCExam <= 14.8.1 allowed unauthenticated users to access the /cache/backup/ directory, which included sensitive database backup files.
- Record
CVE-2021-20114- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7571 No score
When installed following the default/recommended settings, TCExam <= 14.8.1 allowed unauthenticated users to access the /cache/backup/ directory, which included sensitive database backup files.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7571- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p6qm-652f-pc2j
When installed following the default/recommended settings, TCExam <= 14.8.1 allowed...
When installed following the default/recommended settings, TCExam <= 14.8.1 allowed unauthenticated users to access the /cache/backup/ directory, which included sensitive database backup files.
- Record
GHSA-p6qm-652f-pc2j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
When installed following the default/recommended settings, TCExam <= 14.8.1 allowed unauthenticated users to access the /cache/backup/ directory, which included sensitive database backup files.
- Record
CVE-2021-20114- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | TCExam <= 14.8.1 - Sensitive Information Exposure |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |