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CVE-2021-28848

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.64% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-06-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Windows. 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.

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

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CVE
CVE-2021-28848
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.64%
Windows

Original NVD Description

Mintty before 3.4.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (Windows GUI hang) by telling the Mintty window to change its title repeatedly at high speed, which results in many SetWindowTextA or SetWindowTextW calls. In other words, it does not implement a usleep or similar delay upon processing a title change.

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