CVE-2021-40883
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins.
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins.
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
NVD Score used
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins.
- Record
CVE-2021-40883- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins.
- Record
CVE-2021-40883- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-28038 No score
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins.
- Record
EUVD-2021-28038- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c59j-qqg4-j885 No score
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins.
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins.
- Record
GHSA-c59j-qqg4-j885- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in emlog 5.3.1 via content/plugins.
- Record
CVE-2021-40883- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2021-40883 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Emlog, published December 14, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.07%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.