CVE-2021-45456 | Command injection

Apache kylin checks the legitimacy of the project before executing some commands with the project name passed in by the user. There is a mismatch between what is being checked and what is being used as the shell command argument in DiagnosisService. This may cause an illegal project name to pass the check and perform the following steps, resulting in a command injection vulnerability. This issue affects Apache Kylin 4.0.0.

Published: 2022-01-06 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-45456 is rated High Risk (70.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 34.87%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-45456

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 2026-05-31 37.82% 34.87% -2.95%
2 2026-04-29 47.75% 37.82% -9.93%
3 2026-01-17 — 47.75% —

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-45456

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-2021-45456

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-45456

GHSA-hw3m-8h25-8frw · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Command Injection in Apache Kylin

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-45456

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache kylin 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:kylin:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache kylin 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:kylin:4.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache kylin 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:kylin:4.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-45456

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