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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2021-31987 json

A user controlled parameter related to SMTP test functionality is not correctly validated making it possible to bypass blocked network reci…

published 2021-10-05 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-18859

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A user controlled parameter related to SMTP test functionality is not correctly validated making it possible to bypass blocked network recipients.

Patch / fix

  • axis axis_os 10.8
  • axis axis_os_2016 6.50.5.5
  • axis axis_os_2018 8.40.4.3
  • axis axis_os_2020 9.80.3.5

Exploit prediction

0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Axis Communications AB AXIS OS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1286 Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input

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.