CVE-2021-25827
Emby Server < 4.7.12.0 is vulnerable to a login bypass attack by setting the X-Forwarded-For...
Emby Server < 4.7.12.0 is vulnerable to a login bypass attack by setting the X-Forwarded-For header to a local IP-address.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Emby Server < 4.7.12.0 is vulnerable to a login bypass attack by setting the X-Forwarded-For header to a local IP-address.
- Record
CVE-2021-25827- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Emby Server < 4.7.12.0 is vulnerable to a login bypass attack by setting the X-Forwarded-For header to a local IP-address.
- Record
CVE-2021-25827- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-12710
0.0
Emby Server < 4.7.12.0 is vulnerable to a login bypass attack by setting the X-Forwarded-For header to a local IP-address.
- Record
EUVD-2021-12710- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4q9-68f2-5wc6
9.8
Emby Server < 4.7.12.0 is vulnerable to a login bypass attack by setting the X-Forwarded-For...
Emby Server < 4.7.12.0 is vulnerable to a login bypass attack by setting the X-Forwarded-For header to a local IP-address.
- Record
GHSA-m4q9-68f2-5wc6- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Emby Server < 4.7.12.0 is vulnerable to a login bypass attack by setting the X-Forwarded-For header to a local IP-address.
- Record
CVE-2021-25827- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCVE-2023-33193
9.1
Emby Server Proxy Header Spoofing Vulnerability
Emby Server is a user-installable home media server which stores and organizes a user's media files of virtually any format and makes them available for viewing at home and abroad on a broad range of client devices. This vulnerability may allow administrative access to an Emby Server system, depending on certain user account settings. By spoofing certain headers which are intended for interoperation with reverse proxy servers, it may be possible to affect the local/non-local network determination to allow logging in without password or to view a list of user accounts which may have no password configured. Impacted are all Emby Server system which are publicly accessible and where the administrator hasn't tightened the account login configuration for administrative users. This issue has been patched in Emby Server Beta version 4.8.31 and Emby Server version 4.7.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-33193- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2021-25827 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Emby, published May 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/98191-emby-server-46-released/
github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/issues/3784
github.com/EmbySupport/security/security/advisories/GHSA-fffj-6fr6-3fgf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25827
emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/98191-emby-server-46-released
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m4q9-68f2-5wc6
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/33xxx/CVE-2023-33193.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33193