VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-3551

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-02-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in the PKI-server, where the spkispawn command, when run in debug mode, stores admin credentials in the installation log file. This flaw allows a local attacker to retrieve the file to obtain the admin password and gain admin privileges to the Dogtag CA manager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-312
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-312

Primary references