CVE-2021-45081

An issue was discovered in Cobbler through 3.3.1. Routines in several files use the HTTP protocol instead of the more secure HTTPS.

Published: 2022-02-20 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-45081 is rated Moderate Risk (43.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.88%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-45081

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 0.21% 0.88% +0.67%
2 2025-04-18 0.08% 0.21% +0.12%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-45081

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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: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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-45081

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-45081

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-45081
suse medium CVE-2021-45081 severity moderate: SUSE including 2 source package names (cobbler, koan), 5 product×package rows across 5 product lines (SUSE Manager Client Tools Beta for SLE 15, SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 15, … (5 product lines)): Will Not Fix 5. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-45081/
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-45081 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cobbler), 3 status rows across 3 suites (trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45081

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-45081

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cobbler_project cobbler <= 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cobbler_project:cobbler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-45081

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/18/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193683 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases Release Notes Third Party Advisory
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