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CVE-2021-33881

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.2 EPSS 0.41%

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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-33881
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.2
EPSS
0.41%

Original NVD Description

On NXP MIFARE Ultralight and NTAG cards, an attacker can interrupt a write operation (aka conduct a "tear off" attack) over RFID to bypass a Monotonic Counter protection mechanism. The impact depends on how the anti tear-off feature is used in specific applications such as public transportation, physical access control, etc.

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