CVE-2021-40494
AdaptiveScale LXDUI Hardcoded JWT Secret Key
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.26%
Description
A Hardcoded JWT Secret Key in metadata.py in AdaptiveScale LXDUI through 2.1.3 allows attackers to gain admin access to the host system.
How to fix CVE-2021-40494
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- PyPI/lxdui—no fix listed
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2021-40494 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, <= 2.1.3
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |