CVE-2021-38599

Published Aug 12, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
WAL-G before 1.1, when a non-libsodium build (e.g., one of the official binary releases published as GitHub Releases) is used, silently ignores the libsodium encryption key and uploads cleartext backups. This is arguably a Principle of Least Surprise violation because "the user likely wanted to encrypt all file activity."

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-2117 WAL-G before 1.1, when a non-libsodium build (e.g., one of the official binary releases published as GitHub Releases) is used, silently ignores the libsodium encryption key and uploads cleartext backups. This is arguably a Principle of Least Surprise violation because "the user likely wanted to encrypt all file activity."
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vrmr-f2qh-3hhf Improper use of cryptographic key in wal-g
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00211}

epss

{'score': 0.0017}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:44 AM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 12, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM