CVE-2021-21908
Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion. The handle_delete...
Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion. The handle_delete function does not attempt to sanitize or otherwise validate the contents of the [file] parameter (passed to the function as argv[1]), allowing an authenticated attacker to supply directory traversal primitives and delete semi-arbitrary files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion. The handle_delete function does not attempt to sanitize or otherwise validate the contents of the [file] parameter (passed to the function as argv[1]), allowing an authenticated attacker to supply directory traversal primitives and delete semi-arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2021-21908- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9079
Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion. The handle_delete function does not attempt to sanitize or otherwise validate the contents of the [file] parameter (passed to the function as argv[1]), allowing an authenticated attacker to supply directory traversal primitives and delete semi-arbitrary files.
- Record
EUVD-2021-9079- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmjc-9xq6-vh8w
Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion. The handle_delete...
Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion. The handle_delete function does not attempt to sanitize or otherwise validate the contents of the [file] parameter (passed to the function as argv[1]), allowing an authenticated attacker to supply directory traversal primitives and delete semi-arbitrary files.
- Record
GHSA-xmjc-9xq6-vh8w- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion. The handle_delete function does not attempt to sanitize or otherwise validate the contents of the [file] parameter (passed to the function as argv[1]), allowing an authenticated attacker to supply directory traversal primitives and delete semi-arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2021-21908- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-21908 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Garrett Ic Module Firmware, published December 22, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.