CVE-2021-42562
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It does not properly segregate user privileges,...
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It does not properly segregate user privileges, resulting in non-admin users having access to read and modify configuration or other components that should only be accessible by admin users.
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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It does not properly segregate user privileges, resulting in non-admin users having access to read and modify configuration or other components that should only be accessible by admin users.
- Record
CVE-2021-42562- 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-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It does not properly segregate user privileges, resulting in non-admin users having access to read and modify configuration or other components that should only be accessible by admin users.
- Record
CVE-2021-42562- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-29530 No score
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It does not properly segregate user privileges, resulting in non-admin users having access to read and modify configuration or other components that should only be accessible by admin users.
- Record
EUVD-2021-29530- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8fpg-r4v8-xhv8
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It does not properly segregate user privileges,...
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It does not properly segregate user privileges, resulting in non-admin users having access to read and modify configuration or other components that should only be accessible by admin users.
- Record
GHSA-8fpg-r4v8-xhv8- 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-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It does not properly segregate user privileges, resulting in non-admin users having access to read and modify configuration or other components that should only be accessible by admin users.
- Record
CVE-2021-42562- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | mbadanoiu/CVE-2021-42562 | 2024-06-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-42562 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Mitre Caldera, published January 12, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.