CVE-2021-42550

highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

4.77% (92nd) EPSS

CVSS 8.5 · high

Is it mine?

45 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

In logback version 1.2.7 and prior versions, an attacker with the required privileges to edit configurations files could craft a malicious configuration allowing to execute arbitrary code loaded from LDAP servers.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

FixedSINEC NMSsiemens_psirt
Update to V1.0.3 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109813788/
FixedSINEC NMScisa_csaf_ot
Update to V1.0.3 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109813788/
MitigationSINEC NMSsiemens_psirt
Restrict the write access to the logback configuration file ( logback.xml) to trusted personnel
MitigationSINEC NMScisa_csaf_ot
Restrict the write access to the logback configuration file ( logback.xml) to trusted personnel

cvss

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

8.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–8.5

v2.08.5highAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 6.8 · impact 10

v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.7 · impact 5.9

v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.16.6mediumAV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · vulnerability@ncsc.chexploitability 0.7 · impact 5.9

v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.16.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/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-502USprimaryCWE-502USCWE-502USCWE-502USCWE-502US

affected products (45)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Atlassian Bitbucket <10.0.2all versionscert_bundDE
Atlassian Bitbucket <8.19.25 (LTS)all versionscert_bundDE
Atlassian Bitbucket <9.4.13 (LTS)all versionscert_bundDE
Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
EMC Avamarall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:emc:avamar:-
Hitachi Ops Centerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:hitachi:ops_center:-
IBM Operational Decision Managerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:operational_decision_manager:-
IBM QRadar SIEMall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:qradar_siem:-
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:qradar_siem:7.4
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:qradar_siem:7.5
IBM Spectrum Protect plus 10.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_protect:plus_10.1
NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Managerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-::~~~vmware_vsphere~~
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Red Hat FUSE <7.11.0all versionscert_bundDE
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform <7.1.10all versionscert_bundDE
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform <7.3.13all versionscert_bundDE
Atlassian Bitbucket< 10.0.2cert_bundDE
Atlassian Bitbucket< 8.19.25 (LTS)cert_bundDE
Atlassian Bitbucket< 9.4.13 (LTS)cert_bundDE
Red Hat Fuse< 7.11.0cert_bundDE

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advisories (10)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SSA-371761SSA-371761: Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in the Logback Component of SINEC NMS before V1.0.32022-11-08csaf · siemens_psirtDE
SINEC NMS versions before V1.0.3 are affected by a vulnerability in the logback component (CVE-2021-42550) that could allow attackers with write access to the logback configuration file to execute arbitrary code on the system. Siemens has released an update for SINEC NMS and recommends to update to the latest version.
WID-SEC-W-2022-0572Logback: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2021-12-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Logback ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2022-0607Red Hat FUSE: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-07-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat FUSE ausnutzen, um vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten und Informationen zu manipulieren und seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
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-2022-1461IBM Spectrum Protect: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-09-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Spectrum Protect ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
WID-SEC-W-2023-0063Juniper Junos Space: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-01-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer aus dem angrenzenden Netzwerk oder ein entfernter anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Juniper Junos Space ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen, beliebigen Code auszuführen und seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
WID-SEC-W-2024-0519IBM Maximo Asset Management: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-02-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Maximo Asset Management ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen.
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-668q-qrv7-99fmDeserialization of Untrusted Data in logback2021-12-17ghsa · osvUS
In logback version 1.2.7 and prior versions, an attacker with the required privileges to edit configurations files could craft a malicious configuration allowing to execute arbitrary code loaded from LDAP servers.
ICSA-22-314-03Siemens SINEC Network Management System Logback Component2022-11-08icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
SINEC NMS versions before V1.0.3 are affected by a vulnerability in the logback component (CVE-2021-42550) that could allow attackers with write access to the logback configuration file to execute arbitrary code on the system. Siemens has released an update for SINEC NMS and recommends to update to the latest version.

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund siemens_psirt osv cisa_csaf_ot NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2021-12-16modified 2026-06-17

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