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CVE-2021-20179

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 1.19% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2021-20179
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
1.19%

Original NVD Description

A flaw was found in pki-core. An attacker who has successfully compromised a key could use this flaw to renew the corresponding certificate over and over again, as long as it is not explicitly revoked. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.