CVE-2021-47765 json
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 - 'Username' Denial of Service (PoC)
published 2026-01-15 9 mo ago modified 2026-10-01 38 d ago also EUVD-2026-2772
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
AbsoluteTelnet 11.24 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating username and error report fields. Attackers can trigger the crash by inserting 1000 characters into the username or email address fields, causing the application to become unresponsive.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 9 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50510 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- Celestialsoftware AbsoluteTelnet
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/50510
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
celestialsoftware.net
/
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-47765
- NVD CVE-2021-47765
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