CVE-2021-40683
In Akamai EAA (Enterprise Application Access) Client before 2.3.1, 2.4.x before 2.4.1, and 2.5.x...
In Akamai EAA (Enterprise Application Access) Client before 2.3.1, 2.4.x before 2.4.1, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3, an unquoted path may allow an attacker to hijack the flow of execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Akamai EAA (Enterprise Application Access) Client before 2.3.1, 2.4.x before 2.4.1, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3, an unquoted path may allow an attacker to hijack the flow of execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-40683- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Akamai EAA (Enterprise Application Access) Client before 2.3.1, 2.4.x before 2.4.1, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3, an unquoted path may allow an attacker to hijack the flow of execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-40683- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27855 No score
In Akamai EAA (Enterprise Application Access) Client before 2.3.1, 2.4.x before 2.4.1, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3, an unquoted path may allow an attacker to hijack the flow of execution.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27855- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r3v-ggw5-w4xw No score
In Akamai EAA (Enterprise Application Access) Client before 2.3.1, 2.4.x before 2.4.1, and 2.5.x...
In Akamai EAA (Enterprise Application Access) Client before 2.3.1, 2.4.x before 2.4.1, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3, an unquoted path may allow an attacker to hijack the flow of execution.
- Record
GHSA-4r3v-ggw5-w4xw- Weakness
- CWE-428
- 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-2021-40683 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Akamai Enterprise Application Access, published October 4, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
