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CVE-2021-41990

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 6.49% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-10-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. 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
remote code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2021-41990
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.49%

Original NVD Description

The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.9.4 has a remote integer overflow via a crafted certificate with an RSASSA-PSS signature. For example, this can be triggered by an unrelated self-signed CA certificate sent by an initiator. Remote code execution cannot occur.

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