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CVE-2021-40720

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 9.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-10-15 · 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.

Detected Signals
arbitrary code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2021-40720
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
9.22%

Original NVD Description

Ops CLI version 2.0.4 (and earlier) is affected by a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution when the checkout_repo function is called on a maliciously crafted file. An attacker can leverage this to execute arbitrary code on the victim machine.

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