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CVE-2021-27925

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 19, 2021 at 06:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCouchbase Server

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 6.5.x and 6.6.x through 6.6.1. When using the View Engine and Auditing is enabled, a crash condition can (depending on a race condition) cause an internal user with administrator privileges, @ns_server, to have its credentials leaked in cleartext in the ns_server.info.log file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Couchbase Server· Couchbase
95%
6.5.0 ≤ v < 6.6.2
Affected range stops below 6.6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCProductVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.couchbase.com/downloads
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.couchbase.com/resources/security#SecurityAlerts

CVSS

4.4MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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