CVE-2021-38599
Improper use of cryptographic key in wal-g
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.17%
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."
How to fix CVE-2021-38599
To remediate CVE-2021-38599, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.1 or later
Is CVE-2021-38599 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |