CVE-2021-3589

An authorization flaw was found in Foreman Ansible. An authenticated attacker with certain permissions to create and run Ansible jobs can access hosts through job templates. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Published: 2022-03-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-3589 is rated Moderate Risk (47.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-3589

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 2025-11-21 0.35% 0.22% -0.13%
2 2025-11-18 0.22% 0.35% +0.13%
3 2025-04-23 — 0.22% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-3589

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.0 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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.
 1.3 6.0 [email protected]
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-3589

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-3589

GHSA-vvff-6wrr-4g7q · Severity: high · Ecosystem: rubygems — Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Foreman Ansible

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-3589

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3589

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-3589

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
theforeman foreman_ansible < 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman_ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-3589

cvelogic Threat Intelligence