CVE-2021-32849
Arbitrary command execution in Gerapy
Gerapy is a distributed crawler management framework. Prior to version 0.9.9, an authenticated user could execute arbitrary commands. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.9. There are no known workarounds.
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
CVE List Score used
Arbitrary command execution in Gerapy
Gerapy is a distributed crawler management framework. Prior to version 0.9.9, an authenticated user could execute arbitrary commands. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.9. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2021-32849- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0112
Gerapy is a distributed crawler management framework. Prior to version 0.9.9, an authenticated user could execute arbitrary commands. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.9. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0112- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-756h-r2c9-qp5j
An authenticated user can execute arbitrary command in Gerapy
Impact
An authenticated user can execute arbitrary command, see more in https://github.com/Gerapy/Gerapy/issues/211.
Patches
Fixed in 0.9.9
- Record
GHSA-756h-r2c9-qp5j- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - 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, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Gerapy is a distributed crawler management framework. Prior to version 0.9.9, an authenticated user could execute arbitrary commands. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.9. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2021-32849- 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
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Gerapy is a distributed crawler management framework. Prior to version 0.9.9, an authenticated user could execute arbitrary commands. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.9. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2021-32849- 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
OSVGHSA-756h-r2c9-qp5j
An authenticated user can execute arbitrary command in Gerapy
Impact
An authenticated user can execute arbitrary command, see more in https://github.com/Gerapy/Gerapy/issues/211.
Patches
Fixed in 0.9.9
- Record
GHSA-756h-r2c9-qp5j- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - 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, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-17 No score
Gerapy is a distributed crawler management framework. Prior to version 0.9.9, an authenticated user could execute arbitrary commands. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.9. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-17- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gerapyPyPI |
before 0.9.9 | 0.9.9 |
gerapyPyPI |
before 0.9.9, plus listed versions 0.6.60.6.70.6.80.6.90.7.0 Show 36 moreShow less0.7.10.7.20.7.30.7.60.7.70.7.80.7.90.8.00.8.10.8.20.8.30.8.4rc20.8.50.8.5rc20.8.60.8.6a00.8.6b00.8.6b10.8.6rc10.8.6rc20.8.70.8.80.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.2a00.9.2rc10.9.30.9.3a10.9.3a20.9.3b10.9.50.9.60.9.6a10.9.70.9.8 |
0.9.9 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | lowkey0808/cve-2021-32849 | 2022-04-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-32849 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Gerapy, published January 6, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.65%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in gerapy 0.9.9.
References
securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2021-076-gerapy
github.com/Gerapy/Gerapy/security/advisories/GHSA-756h-r2c9-qp5j
lgtm.com/projects/g/Gerapy/Gerapy?mode=tree&ruleFocus=1505994646253
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32849