CVE-2021-32091
Cross-site scripting in LocalStack
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6.
- Record
CVE-2021-32091- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6.
- Record
CVE-2021-32091- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0114 No score
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0114- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37m5-42qp-4qpr
5.3
Cross-site scripting in LocalStack
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in StackLift LocalStack.
- Record
GHSA-37m5-42qp-4qpr- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6.
- Record
CVE-2021-32091- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-37m5-42qp-4qpr
5.3
Cross-site scripting in LocalStack
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in StackLift LocalStack.
- Record
GHSA-37m5-42qp-4qpr- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2021-102 No score
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in StackLift LocalStack 0.12.6.
- Record
PYSEC-2021-102- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
localstackPyPI |
through 0.12.10 | None known |
localstackPyPI |
through 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 |
None known |
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-2021-32091 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Localstack, published May 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in localstack 0.12.6.1.
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-2021-32091
github.com/advisories/GHSA-37m5-42qp-4qpr
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/localstack/PYSEC-2021-102.yaml
Left out here: 161 versions. The JSON record has them.