CVE-2021-42537

highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.52% (44th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
4 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

VISAM VBASE version 11.6.0.6 processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

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cvss

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

7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.9–7.5

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.05.9mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · CISA US
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov USexploitability 1.6 · impact 4.2
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-611USprimaryCWE-611US
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affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • ICSA-21-308-01VISAM VBASE Editor2021-11-04icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow un-neutralized user-controllable data input, disclosure of local files, access to NTLM (Windows New Technology LAN Manager) hashes, and access to sensitive files.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdcisa_csaf_otnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2022-07-27modified 2026-06-17
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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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