CVE-2021-45885
An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) 4.2.2 through 4.2.7 (fixed in 4.2.8...
An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) 4.2.2 through 4.2.7 (fixed in 4.2.8). Under a specific update-migration scenario, the first SSH password change does not properly clear the old password.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) 4.2.2 through 4.2.7 (fixed in 4.2.8). Under a specific update-migration scenario, the first SSH password change does not properly clear the old password.
- Record
CVE-2021-45885- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) 4.2.2 through 4.2.7 (fixed in 4.2.8). Under a specific update-migration scenario, the first SSH password change does not properly clear the old password.
- Record
CVE-2021-45885- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-32601 No score
An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) 4.2.2 through 4.2.7 (fixed in 4.2.8). Under a specific update-migration scenario, the first SSH password change does not properly clear the old password.
- Record
EUVD-2021-32601- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jg98-xfvf-7pvv No score
An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) 4.2.2 through 4.2.7 (fixed in 4.2.8...
An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) 4.2.2 through 4.2.7 (fixed in 4.2.8). Under a specific update-migration scenario, the first SSH password change does not properly clear the old password.
- Record
GHSA-jg98-xfvf-7pvv- Weakness
- CWE-613
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-45885 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Stormshield Network Security, published December 29, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.