CVE-2021-32563

An issue was discovered in Thunar before 4.16.7 and 4.17.x before 4.17.2. When called with a regular file as a command-line argument, it delegates to a different program (based on the file type) without user confirmation. This could be used to achieve code execution.

Published: 2021-05-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-32563 is rated High Risk (71.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.08%). EPSS rose +2.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-32563

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 0.91% 3.08% +2.17%
2 2026-06-09 0.99% 0.91% -0.08%
3 2026-05-27 — 0.99% —

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-32563

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-32563

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-32563

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2021-32563 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (thunar), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-32563
gentoo normal CVE-2021-32563: 1 GLSA(s) (202402-20), 1 atom(s) (xfce-base/thunar); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2021-32563
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-32563 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (thunar), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 9, needs-triage 3, ignored 2, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32563

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-32563

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xfce thunar < 4.16.7 cpe:2.3:a:xfce:thunar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xfce thunar >= 4.17.0, < 4.17.2 cpe:2.3:a:xfce:thunar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-32563

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