CVE-2021-27568

mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

2.90% (87th) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

37 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An issue was discovered in netplex json-smart-v1 through 2015-10-23 and json-smart-v2 through 2.4. An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught, as demonstrated by NumberFormatException. When it is not caught, it may cause programs using the library to crash or expose sensitive information.

cvss

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

9.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 4.3–9.1

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9

v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.2 · impact 3.6

v3.19.1criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.15.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-754USprimaryCWE-754USCWE-754US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

arsalanraja987/java-insecure-random-cve-2021-27568Demo of CVE-2021-27568: Insecure randomness in token generationPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (37)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Dell Data Protection Advisor <19.12 SP2all versionscert_bundDE
Dell Data Protection Advisor< 19.12 SP2cert_bundDE
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
IBM Corp. IBM Security Access Manager≤ 9.0.7.2-ISS-ISAM-IF0003fstec_bduRU
IBM Corp. Spectrum Symphony≤ 7.3.1fstec_bduRU
IBM Corp. Spectrum Symphony≤ 7.2.1fstec_bduRU
IBM Corp. Spectrum Symphony≤ 7.3fstec_bduRU
Netplexity json-smart-v1≤ 1.3.2fstec_bduRU
Netplexity json-smart-v2≤ 2.3.1fstec_bduRU
Netplexity json-smart-v22.4 → 2.4.1fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. OSS Support Tools≤ 2.12.42fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy≤ 1.14.0fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools≤ 8.59fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools≤ 8.58fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Utilities Framework≤ 4.4.0.3.0fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Utilities Framework≤ 4.4.0.0.0fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Utilities Framework≤ 4.4.0.2.0fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. WebLogic Server≤ 14.1.1.0.0fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. WebLogic Server≤ 12.2.1.3.0fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. WebLogic Server≤ 12.2.1.4.0fstec_bduRU

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

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-2026-0180Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
GHSA-v528-7hrm-frqpImproper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in json-smart2021-06-16ghsa · osvUS
An issue was discovered in netplex json-smart-v1 through 2015-10-23 and json-smart-v2 through 2.4. An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught, as demonstrated by NumberFormatException. When it is not caught, it may cause programs using the library to crash or expose sensitive information.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2021-02-23modified 2026-10-09

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references (41)

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