CVE-2021-40683

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Published Oct 4, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Akamai EAA (Enterprise Application Access) Client before 2.3.1, 2.4.x before 2.4.1, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3, an unquoted path may allow an attacker to hijack the flow of execution.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:akamai:enterprise_application_access::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:akamai:enterprise_application_access::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:akamai:enterprise_application_access::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-27855	In Akamai EAA (Enterprise Application Access) Client before 2.3.1, 2.4.x before 2.4.1, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3, an unquoted path may allow an attacker to hijack the flow of execution.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.436% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://akamai.com/blog/news/eaa-client-escalation-of-privilege-vulnerability
https://www.akamai.com/products/enterprise-application-access

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Akamai Enterprise Application Access

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

CWE-428

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 4, 2021, 4:29 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:51 AM
Reserved: Sep 7, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 4, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:07 AM

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