CVE-2021-32560
OctoPrint Incorrect Access Control
The Logging subsystem in OctoPrint before 1.6.0 has incorrect access control because it attempts to manage files that are not *.log files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Logging subsystem in OctoPrint before 1.6.0 has incorrect access control because it attempts to manage files that are not *.log files.
- Record
CVE-2021-32560- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Logging subsystem in OctoPrint before 1.6.0 has incorrect access control because it attempts to manage files that are not *.log files.
- Record
CVE-2021-32560- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0154 No score
The Logging subsystem in OctoPrint before 1.6.0 has incorrect access control because it attempts to manage files that are not *.log files.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0154- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x9rq-fjp5-qgm9
OctoPrint Incorrect Access Control
The Logging subsystem in OctoPrint before 1.6.0 has incorrect access control because it attempts to manage files that are not *.log files.
- Record
GHSA-x9rq-fjp5-qgm9- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Logging subsystem in OctoPrint before 1.6.0 has incorrect access control because it attempts to manage files that are not *.log files.
- Record
CVE-2021-32560- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-x9rq-fjp5-qgm9
OctoPrint Incorrect Access Control
The Logging subsystem in OctoPrint before 1.6.0 has incorrect access control because it attempts to manage files that are not *.log files.
- Record
GHSA-x9rq-fjp5-qgm9- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2021-29 No score
The Logging subsystem in OctoPrint before 1.6.0 has incorrect access control because it attempts to manage files that are not *.log files.
- Record
PYSEC-2021-29- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
octoprintPyPI |
before 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 |
octoprintPyPI |
before 1.6.0, plus listed versions 1.3.111.3.121.3.12rc11.3.12rc31.4.0 Show 22 moreShow less1.4.0rc11.4.0rc21.4.0rc31.4.0rc41.4.0rc51.4.0rc61.4.11.4.1rc11.4.1rc21.4.1rc31.4.1rc41.4.21.5.01.5.0rc11.5.0rc21.5.0rc31.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.0rc11.6.0rc21.6.0rc3 |
1.6.0 |
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-2021-32560 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Octoprint, published May 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in octoprint 1.6.0.
References
octoprint.org/blog/2021/04/27/new-release-1.6.0
github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint/releases/tag/1.6.0
brzozowski.io/web-applications/2021/05/11/the-insecure-story-of-octoprint.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32560