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CVE-2021-40491

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 1.02%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-09-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-40491
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
1.02%

Original NVD Description

The ftp client in GNU Inetutils before 2.2 does not validate addresses returned by PASV/LSPV responses to make sure they match the server address. This is similar to CVE-2020-8284 for curl.

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