CVE-2021-32090
Command injection in LocalStack
The dashboard component of StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6 allows attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands via the functionName parameter.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
The dashboard component of StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6 allows attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands via the functionName parameter.
- Record
CVE-2021-32090- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The dashboard component of StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6 allows attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands via the functionName parameter.
- Record
CVE-2021-32090- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0113 No score
The dashboard component of StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6 allows attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands via the functionName parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0113- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpr6-f4vq-mxch
9.3
Command injection in LocalStack
The dashboard component of StackLift LocalStack allows attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands via the functionName parameter.
- Record
GHSA-hpr6-f4vq-mxch- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
The dashboard component of StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6 allows attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands via the functionName parameter.
- Record
CVE-2021-32090- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hpr6-f4vq-mxch
9.3
Command injection in LocalStack
The dashboard component of StackLift LocalStack allows attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands via the functionName parameter.
- Record
GHSA-hpr6-f4vq-mxch- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2021-101 No score
The dashboard component of StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6 allows attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands via the functionName parameter.
- Record
PYSEC-2021-101- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
localstackPyPI |
before 0.12.10 | 0.12.10 |
localstackPyPI |
before 0.12.10, plus listed versions 0.0.10.1.100.1.110.1.120.1.13 Show 45 moreShow less0.1.140.1.150.1.170.1.180.1.50.1.60.1.70.1.80.1.90.10.00.10.10.10.1.10.10.1.20.10.1.30.10.1.40.10.20.10.2.10.10.2.20.10.2.30.10.2.40.10.2.50.10.30.10.3.10.10.3.20.10.40.10.4.10.10.4.20.10.50.10.60.10.70.10.80.11.00.11.0.10.11.0.20.11.0.30.11.0.40.11.0.50.11.10.11.1.10.11.20.11.30.11.3.10.11.3.20.11.3.30.11.4 |
0.12.10 |
localstackPyPI |
before 0.12.6.1, plus listed versions 0.0.10.1.100.1.110.1.120.1.13 Show 45 moreShow less0.1.140.1.150.1.170.1.180.1.50.1.60.1.70.1.80.1.90.10.00.10.10.10.1.10.10.1.20.10.1.30.10.1.40.10.20.10.2.10.10.2.20.10.2.30.10.2.40.10.2.50.10.30.10.3.10.10.3.20.10.40.10.4.10.10.4.20.10.50.10.60.10.70.10.80.11.00.11.0.10.11.0.20.11.0.30.11.0.40.11.0.50.11.10.11.1.10.11.20.11.30.11.3.10.11.3.20.11.3.30.11.4 |
0.12.6.1 |
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-2021-32090 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Localstack, published May 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in localstack 0.12.10.
References
blog.sonarsource.com/hack-the-stack-with-localstack
portswigger.net/daily-swig/localstack-zero-day-vulnerabilities-chained-to-achieve-remote-takeover-of-local-instances
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32090
github.com/localstack/localstack/commit/01cd169ae5d077693d4c1a4679a95e30b8d44d54
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hpr6-f4vq-mxch
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/localstack/PYSEC-2021-101.yaml
github.com/localstack/localstack
Left out here: 161 versions. The JSON record has them.