CVE-2021-41975
Tad TadTools - Improper Authorization
TadTools special page is vulnerable to authorization bypass, thus remote attackers can use the specific parameter to delete arbitrary files in the system without logging in.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Tad TadTools - Improper Authorization
TadTools special page is vulnerable to authorization bypass, thus remote attackers can use the specific parameter to delete arbitrary files in the system without logging in.
- Record
CVE-2021-41975- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-28965
TadTools special page is vulnerable to authorization bypass, thus remote attackers can use the specific parameter to delete arbitrary files in the system without logging in.
- Record
EUVD-2021-28965- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-42vv-g2f2-f6gr
TadTools special page is vulnerable to authorization bypass, thus remote attackers can use the...
TadTools special page is vulnerable to authorization bypass, thus remote attackers can use the specific parameter to delete arbitrary files in the system without logging in.
- Record
GHSA-42vv-g2f2-f6gr- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-306, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
TadTools special page is vulnerable to authorization bypass, thus remote attackers can use the specific parameter to delete arbitrary files in the system without logging in.
- Record
CVE-2021-41975- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-41975 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tad Tadtools, published October 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.