CVE-2021-45102

An issue was discovered in HTCondor 9.0.x before 9.0.4 and 9.1.x before 9.1.2. When authenticating to an HTCondor daemon using a SciToken, a user may be granted authorizations beyond what the token should allow.

Published: 2021-12-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-45102 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-45102

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 2025-03-30 0.56% 0.34% -0.22%
2 2025-03-29 0.34% 0.56% +0.22%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.34% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-45102

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 2.8 5.9 [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-2021-45102

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-45102

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2021-45102 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (condor), 3 status rows across 3 suites (forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-45102
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-45102 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (condor), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 4, ignored 2, needs-triage 2, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45102

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-45102

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wisc htcondor 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:wisc:htcondor:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wisc htcondor 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:wisc:htcondor:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wisc htcondor 9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:wisc:htcondor:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wisc htcondor 9.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:wisc:htcondor:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-45102

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