CVE-2021-29005

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Insecure permission of chmod command on rConfig server 3.9.6 exists. After installing rConfig apache user may execute chmod as root without password which may let an attacker with low privilege to gain root access on server."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2026-07-04T23:33:59.298Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/mrojz/rconfig-exploit/blob/main/CVE-2021-29005-POC.sh"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2021-29005", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Insecure permission of chmod command on rConfig server 3.9.6 exists. After installing rConfig apache user may execute chmod as root without password which may let an attacker with low privilege to gain root access on server."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "http://rconfig.com", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://rconfig.com"}, {"name": "https://github.com/mrojz/rconfig-exploit/blob/main/CVE-2021-29005-POC.sh", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/mrojz/rconfig-exploit/blob/main/CVE-2021-29005-POC.sh"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-09T00:13:02.638Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/mrojz/rconfig-exploit/blob/main/CVE-2021-29005-POC.sh"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2021-29005", "datePublished": "2021-10-11T12:04:49.000Z", "dateReserved": "2021-03-22T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-09T00:13:02.638Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:rconfig:rconfig:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "EE354F1A-34B3-459F-8C80-CBC86C9746B7", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Insecure permission of chmod command on rConfig server 3.9.6 exists. After installing rConfig apache user may execute chmod as root without password which may let an attacker with low privilege to gain root access on server."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se presenta un permiso no seguro del comando chmod en el servidor rConfig versi\u00f3n 3.9.6. Despu\u00e9s de instalar rConfig el usuario de apache puede ejecutar chmod como root sin contrase\u00f1a, que puede permitir a un atacante con bajo privilegio conseguir acceso de root en el servidor"}], "id": "CVE-2021-29005", "lastModified": "2026-07-09T01:16:50.500", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "SINGLE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 9.0, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 8.0, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2021-10-11T13:15:07.323", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/mrojz/rconfig-exploit/blob/main/CVE-2021-29005-POC.sh"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/mrojz/rconfig-exploit/blob/main/CVE-2021-29005-POC.sh"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-276"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

{}

{}