CVE-2021-43669

A vulnerability has been detected in HyperLedger Fabric v1.4.0, v2.0.0, v2.0.1, v2.3.0. It can easily break down as many orderers as the attacker wants. This bug can be leveraged by constructing a message whose header is invalid to the interface Order. This bug has been admitted and fixed by the developers of Fabric.

Published: 2021-11-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-43669 is rated Moderate Risk (52/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.09%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-43669

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 0.47% 1.09% +0.62%
2 2025-03-30 0.56% 0.47% -0.09%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.56% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-43669

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-43669

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-43669

GHSA-j96p-r523-8r3w · Severity: high · Ecosystem: go — HTTP Request Smuggling in github.com/hyperledger/fabric

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-43669

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linuxfoundation fabric 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:fabric:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation fabric 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:fabric:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation fabric 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:fabric:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation fabric 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:fabric:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-43669

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