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CVE-2021-3762

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 4.81% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-03-03 · 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.

Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2021-3762
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.81%

Original NVD Description

A directory traversal vulnerability was found in the ClairCore engine of Clair. An attacker can exploit this by supplying a crafted container image which, when scanned by Clair, allows for arbitrary file write on the filesystem, potentially allowing for remote code execution.

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