CVE-2021-40329

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Published Sep 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Authentication API in Ping Identity PingFederate before 10.3 mishandles certain aspects of external password management.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Ping Identity

PingFederate

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.2.3`	affected	—

Ping Identity

PingFederate

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.3.3`	affected	—

Ping Identity

PingFederate

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.0.9`	affected	—

Ping Identity

PingFederate

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.1.6`	affected	—

Ping Identity

PingFederate

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.2.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingfederate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27509	The Authentication API in Ping Identity PingFederate before 10.3 mishandles certain aspects of external password management.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.149% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.pingidentity.com/bundle/pingfederate-103/page/cou1615333347158.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Pingidentity Pingfederate

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:27 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Ping Identity
Published: Sep 27, 2021, 4:22 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:27 AM
Reserved: Aug 30, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 27, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM

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Red Hat No data

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