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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.1

CVE-2021-36701 json

In htmly version 2.8.1, is vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Deletion on the local host when delete backup files.

published 2021-08-03 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-23296

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In htmly version 2.8.1, is vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Deletion on the local host when delete backup files. The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to delete arbitrary know files on the host.

Exploit prediction

1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/danpros/htmly/issues/481 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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