CVE-2021-41641

lowpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.38% (32nd) EPSS

CVSS 3.6 · low

Is it mine?

3 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Deno <=1.14.0 file sandbox does not handle symbolic links correctly. When running Deno with specific write access, the Deno.symlink method can be used to gain access to any directory.

cvss

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

8.4

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.6–8.4

v2.03.6lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 4.9

v3.18.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2 · impact 5.8

v3.18.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · OSV

v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USprimaryCWE-59US

affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
deno deno1.10.3 → 1.14.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:deno:deno:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
crates.io deno< 1.16.0osvUSpkg:cargo/deno

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

GHSA-67hm-27mx-9cg7Link Following in Deno2022-06-13ghsa · osvUS
Deno <=1.14.0 file sandbox does not handle symbolic links correctly. When running Deno with specific write access, the Deno.symlink method can be used to gain access to any directory.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-06-12modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-41641/cnnvd
https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/12152 cnnvd
https://hackers.report/report/614876917a7b150012836bb8 cnnvd
https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/12152 enisa_euvd
https://hackers.report/report/614876917a7b150012836bb8 enisa_euvd
https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/12152ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
https://hackers.report/report/614876917a7b150012836bb8ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd

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