CVE-2021-26291
mediumpriority · attend · 49EPSS 0.087 · 95 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Apache Maven will follow repositories that are defined in a dependency’s Project Object Model (pom) which may be surprising to some users, resulting in potential risk if a malicious actor takes over that repository or is able to insert themselves into a position to pretend to be that repository. Maven is changing the default behavior in 3.8.1+ to no longer follow http (non-SSL) repository references by default. More details available in the referenced urls. If you are currently using a repository manager to govern the repositories used by your builds, you are unaffected by the risks present in the legacy behavior, and are unaffected by this vulnerability and change to default behavior. See this link for more information about repository management: https://maven.apache.org/repository-management.html
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
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exploits (1)
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- jpmartins/MinimalReproducerContext of CVE-2021-26291 minimal replicatorPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (27)
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advisories (6)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-1375JFrog Artifactory: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-09-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in JFrog Artifactory ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-2133JFrog Artifactory: Mehrere Schwachstellen in Drittanbieter-KomponentenDeutsch2022-11-20csaf · cert_bundDE
JFrog Artifactory nutzt verschiedene Komponenten von Drittanbietern. Diese enthalten mehrere Schwachstellen. Neuen Informationen von JFrog zufolge sind diese Schwachstellen jedoch nicht in Produkten von JFrog ausnutzbar.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-0098Apache Maven: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien oder Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2021-04-25csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Apache Maven ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren oder Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-2f88-5hg8-9x2xOrigin Validation Error in Apache Maven2021-06-16ghsa · osvUS
Apache Maven will follow repositories that are defined in a dependency’s Project Object Model (pom) which may be surprising to some users, resulting in potential risk if a malicious actor takes over that repository or is able to insert themselves into a position to pretend to be that repository. Maven is changing the default behavior in 3.8.1+ to no longer follow http (non-SSL) repository references by default. More details available in the referenced urls. If you are currently using a repository manager to govern the repositories used by your builds, you are unaffected by the risks present in the legacy behavior, and are unaffected by this vulnerability and change to default behavior. See this link for more information about repository management: https://maven.apache.org/repository-management.html
- BIT-maven-2021-26291block repositories using http by default2026-03-10vendor · osvUS
Apache Maven will follow repositories that are defined in a dependency’s Project Object Model (pom) which may be surprising to some users, resulting in potential risk if a malicious actor takes over that repository or is able to insert themselves into a position to pretend to be that repository. Maven is changing the default behavior in 3.8.1+ to no longer follow http (non-SSL) repository references by default. More details available in the referenced urls. If you are currently using a repository manager to govern the repositories used by your builds, you are unaffected by the risks present in the legacy behavior, and are unaffected by this vulnerability and change to default behavior. See this link for more information about repository management: https://maven.apache.org/repository-management.html
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1336Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBMFrançais2026-10-16vendor · certfrFR
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references (140)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/23/5cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0556ce5db7231025785477739ee416b169d8aff5ee9bac7854d64736@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r06db4057b74e0598a412734f693a34a8836ac6f06d16d139e5e1027c@%3Cdev.maven.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r07a89b32783f73bda6903c1f9aadeb859e5bef0a4daed6d87db8e4a9@%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r08a401f8c98a99f68d061fde6e6659d695f28d60fe4f0413bcb355b0@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0a5e4ff2a7ca7ad8595d7683afbaeb3b8788ba974681907f97e7dc8e@%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0d083314aa3934dd4b6e6970d1f6ee50f6eaa9d867deb2cd96788478@%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r167dbc42ef7c59802c2ca1ac14735ef9cf687c25208229993d6206fe@%3Cissues.karaf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
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