CVE-2021-29061
ReDOS in Vfsjfilechooser2
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Vfsjfilechooser2 version 0.2.9 and below which occurs when the application attempts to validate crafted URIs.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Vfsjfilechooser2 version 0.2.9 and below which occurs when the application attempts to validate crafted URIs.
- Record
CVE-2021-29061- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Vfsjfilechooser2 version 0.2.9 and below which occurs when the application attempts to validate crafted URIs.
- Record
CVE-2021-29061- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0559 No score
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Vfsjfilechooser2 version 0.2.9 and below which occurs when the application attempts to validate crafted URIs.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0559- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c7fh-chf7-jr5x
ReDOS in Vfsjfilechooser2
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Vfsjfilechooser2 which occurs when the application attempts to validate crafted URIs.
- Record
GHSA-c7fh-chf7-jr5x- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Vfsjfilechooser2 version 0.2.9 and below which occurs when the application attempts to validate crafted URIs.
- Record
CVE-2021-29061- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-c7fh-chf7-jr5x
ReDOS in Vfsjfilechooser2
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Vfsjfilechooser2 which occurs when the application attempts to validate crafted URIs.
- Record
GHSA-c7fh-chf7-jr5x- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.github.fracpete:vfsjfilechooser2Maven |
before 0.2.9 | 0.2.9 |
com.github.fracpete:vfsjfilechooser2Maven |
before 0.2.9, plus listed versions 0.2.70.2.8 |
0.2.9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-29061 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Vfsjfilechooser2 Project Vfsjfilechooser2, published June 21, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in com.github.fracpete:vfsjfilechooser2 0.2.9.
References
github.com/yetingli/SaveResults/blob/main/md/vfsjfilechooser2.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29061