CVE-2021-40553
piwigo 11.5.0 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the LocalFiles Editor.
piwigo 11.5.0 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the LocalFiles Editor.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
NVD Score used
piwigo 11.5.0 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the LocalFiles Editor.
- Record
CVE-2021-40553- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
piwigo 11.5.0 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the LocalFiles Editor.
- Record
CVE-2021-40553- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27728 No score
piwigo 11.5.0 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the LocalFiles Editor.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27728- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5vx-mwg8-r6pf
piwigo 11.5.0 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the LocalFiles Editor.
piwigo 11.5.0 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the LocalFiles Editor.
- Record
GHSA-w5vx-mwg8-r6pf- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
piwigo 11.5.0 is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the LocalFiles Editor.
- Record
CVE-2021-40553- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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-2021-40553 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Piwigo, published June 28, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.33%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.