CVE-2021-25321

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.44% (38th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

21 products

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Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in arpwatch of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Manager Server 4.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9; openSUSE Factory, Leap 15.2 allows local attackers with control of the runtime user to run arpwatch as to escalate to root upon the next restart of arpwatch. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. openSUSE Factory arpwatch version 2.1a15-169.5 and prior versions. openSUSE Leap 15.2 arpwatch version 2.1a15-lp152.5.5 and prior versions.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · meissner@suse.deexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-61USCWE-61USCWE-732US

affected products (21)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Factory≤ arpwatch ≤2.1a15-169.5enisa_euvdEU
Leap 15.2≤ arpwatch ≤2.1a15-lp152.5.5enisa_euvdEU
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSSarpwatch → 2.1a15enisa_euvdEU
SUSE Manager Server 4.0arpwatch → 2.1a15enisa_euvdEU
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9arpwatch → 2.1a15enisa_euvdEU
Novell Inc. OpenSUSE Leap≤ 15.3 SLE Importsfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. OpenSUSE Leap≤ 15.2fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 12 SP3-BCLfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 12 SP3-LTSSfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 11 SP4-LTSSfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 12 SP2-BCLfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 12 SP3-ESPOSfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 15 SP1-LTSSfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 15 SP1-BCLfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 12 SP4-LTSSfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 12 SP4-ESPOSfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 15-LTSSfstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Server≤ 12 SP5fstec_bduRU
suse arpwatch≤ 2.1a15-169.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:suse:arpwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse arpwatch≤ 2.1a15-lp152.5.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:suse:arpwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2021-06-30modified 2026-06-17

references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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