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CVE-2021-27135

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 7.54% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-02-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

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-2021-27135
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
7.54%

Original NVD Description

xterm before Patch #366 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted UTF-8 combining character sequence.

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