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CVE-2021-29921

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 6.88% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-05-06 · 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.

Public Exploit Signal

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

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CVE
CVE-2021-29921
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
6.88%

Original NVD Description

In Python before 3,9,5, the ipaddress library mishandles leading zero characters in the octets of an IP address string. This (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses.

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