CVE-2021-3836
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in dbeaver/dbeaver
dbeaver is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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
CVE List Score used
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in dbeaver/dbeaver
dbeaver is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- Record
CVE-2021-3836- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27083
dbeaver is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- Record
EUVD-2021-27083- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3r39-xhjj-cwp2 No score
dbeaver is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
dbeaver is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- Record
GHSA-3r39-xhjj-cwp2- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
dbeaver is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- Record
CVE-2021-3836- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
dbeaver is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- Record
CVE-2021-3836- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2021-3836 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Dbeaver, published December 14, 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.