CVE-2021-22118

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2021 at 02:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:36 AM UTC
32 products affected across 3 vendorsCommerce Guided SearchCommunications Cloud Native Core PolicyFinancial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

In Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.15 and versions 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, a WebFlux application is vulnerable to a privilege escalation: by (re)creating the temporary storage directory, a locally authenticated malicious user can read or modify files that have been uploaded to the WebFlux application, or overwrite arbitrary files with multipart request data.

References (7)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22118
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269CWE-668

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