CVE-2021-43978
Allegro WIndows 3.3.4152.0, embeds software administrator database credentials into its binary...
Allegro WIndows 3.3.4152.0, embeds software administrator database credentials into its binary files, which allows users to access and modify data using the same credentials.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Allegro WIndows 3.3.4152.0, embeds software administrator database credentials into its binary files, which allows users to access and modify data using the same credentials.
- Record
CVE-2021-43978- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-30840
Allegro WIndows 3.3.4152.0, embeds software administrator database credentials into its binary files, which allows users to access and modify data using the same credentials.
- Record
EUVD-2021-30840- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8r9-m3mh-g58r
Allegro WIndows 3.3.4152.0, embeds software administrator database credentials into its binary...
Allegro WIndows 3.3.4152.0, embeds software administrator database credentials into its binary files, which allows users to access and modify data using the same credentials.
- Record
GHSA-x8r9-m3mh-g58r- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Allegro WIndows 3.3.4152.0, embeds software administrator database credentials into its binary files, which allows users to access and modify data using the same credentials.
- Record
CVE-2021-43978- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- 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-2021-43978 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Allegro, published December 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.