CVE-2021-46522
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via /usr/lib/x86_64-linux...
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libasan.so.4+0xaff53.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libasan.so.4+0xaff53.
- Record
CVE-2021-46522- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libasan.so.4+0xaff53.
- Record
CVE-2021-46522- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-33198 No score
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libasan.so.4+0xaff53.
- Record
EUVD-2021-33198- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmh9-v5qm-xh48 No score
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via /usr/lib/x86_64-linux...
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libasan.so.4+0xaff53.
- Record
GHSA-pmh9-v5qm-xh48- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libasan.so.4+0xaff53.
- Record
CVE-2021-46522- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2021-46522 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Cesanta Mjs, published January 27, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.