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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.1

CVE-2021-21014 json

Magento Commerce Arbitrary Folder Empty Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution

published 2021-02-11 5 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-magento-2021-21014 , EUVD-2022-1919 , GHSA-269w-pqc7-68q9

cvss
9.1
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.4%
EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to a file upload restriction bypass. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution by an authenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.

Patch / fix

  • packagist magento/community-edition 2.3.6-p1, 2.4.2
  • bitnami magento 2.3.6, 2.4.2
  • magento magento 2.3.6

Exploit prediction

4.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 9.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.0 9.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist magento/community-edition
<2.3.6-p1
>=2.4.0, <2.4.2
2.3.6-p1
2.4.2
packagist magento/project-community-edition
<=2.0.2
 no fix listed
bitnami magento
<2.3.6
>=2.4.0, <2.4.2
2.3.6
2.4.2

Affected products

  • Adobe Magento Commerce

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.