CVE-2021-32666
Asset DoS vulnerability
wire-ios is the iOS version of Wire, an open-source secure messaging app. In wire-ios versions 3.8.0 and prior, a vulnerability exists that can cause a denial of service between users. If a user has an invalid assetID for their profile picture and it contains the " character, it will cause the iOS client to crash. The vulnerability is patched in wire-ios version 3.8.1.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Asset DoS vulnerability
wire-ios is the iOS version of Wire, an open-source secure messaging app. In wire-ios versions 3.8.0 and prior, a vulnerability exists that can cause a denial of service between users. If a user has an invalid assetID for their profile picture and it contains the " character, it will cause the iOS client to crash. The vulnerability is patched in wire-ios version 3.8.1.
- Record
CVE-2021-32666- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-19482
wire-ios is the iOS version of Wire, an open-source secure messaging app. In wire-ios versions 3.8.0 and prior, a vulnerability exists that can cause a denial of service between users. If a user has an invalid assetID for their profile picture and it contains the " character, it will cause the iOS client to crash. The vulnerability is patched in wire-ios version 3.8.1.
- Record
EUVD-2021-19482- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfcq-jg4v-2679 No score
wire-ios is the iOS version of Wire, an open-source secure messaging app. In wire-ios versions 3...
wire-ios is the iOS version of Wire, an open-source secure messaging app. In wire-ios versions 3.8.0 and prior, a vulnerability exists that can cause a denial of service between users. If a user has an invalid assetID for their profile picture and it contains the " character, it will cause the iOS client to crash. The vulnerability is patched in wire-ios version 3.8.1.
- Record
GHSA-mfcq-jg4v-2679- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
wire-ios is the iOS version of Wire, an open-source secure messaging app. In wire-ios versions 3.8.0 and prior, a vulnerability exists that can cause a denial of service between users. If a user has an invalid assetID for their profile picture and it contains the " character, it will cause the iOS client to crash. The vulnerability is patched in wire-ios version 3.8.1.
- Record
CVE-2021-32666- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2021-32666 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Wire, published June 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.