CVE-2021-31223

SES Evolution before 2.1.0 allows reading some parts of a security policy by leveraging access to a computer having the administration console installed.

Published: 2021-07-13 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-31223 is rated Low Risk (38.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.61%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-31223

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.61% +0.52%
2 2025-03-30 0.29% 0.09% -0.21%
3 2025-03-29 0.29%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-31223

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.1 3.6 [email protected]
2.9 2.0 LOW
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
5.5 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-31223

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-31223

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
stormshield endpoint_security >= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:stormshield:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-31223

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