CVE-2021-40886
Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. A user with...
Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. A user with Uploader role can add value 2 for chunks parameter to bypass fileName sanitization.
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
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. A user with Uploader role can add value 2 for chunks parameter to bypass fileName sanitization.
- Record
CVE-2021-40886- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. A user with Uploader role can add value 2 for chunks parameter to bypass fileName sanitization.
- Record
CVE-2021-40886- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-28041 No score
Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. A user with Uploader role can add value 2 for chunks parameter to bypass fileName sanitization.
- Record
EUVD-2021-28041- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pfmf-m8rf-gm39 No score
Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. A user with...
Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. A user with Uploader role can add value 2 for chunks parameter to bypass fileName sanitization.
- Record
GHSA-pfmf-m8rf-gm39- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. A user with Uploader role can add value 2 for chunks parameter to bypass fileName sanitization.
- Record
CVE-2021-40886- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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-2021-40886 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Projectsend, published October 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.