CVE-2021-40084
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40084
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-40084.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-40084
- Downstream
- Published
- 2021-08-25T01:15:12.957Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-20T11:52:53.823660Z
- Severity
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- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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opensysusers through 0.6 does not safely use eval on files in sysusers.d that may contain shell metacharacters. For example, it allows command execution via a crafted GECOS field whereas systemd-sysusers (a program with the same specification) does not do that.
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