7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-41874
Portainer Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Description

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CVE RECORD. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This record was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 29, 2021, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 27, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-41874 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Portainer portainer
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-41874 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-41874 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Tag MITRE: disputed
    Changed Description An unauthorized access vulnerabiitly exists in all versions of Portainer, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. NOTE: Portainer has received no detail of this CVE report. There is also no response after multiple attempts of contacting the original source. Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CVE RECORD. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This record was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Removed CWE NIST: NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed Reference MITRE: https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/3832981
    Removed Reference CVE: https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/3832981
    Removed Reference Type MITRE: https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/3832981 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Removed Reference Type CVE: https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/3832981 Types: Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Rejected by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/3832981
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE disputed
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** An unauthorized access vulnerabiitly exists in all versions of Portainer, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. NOTE: Portainer has received no detail of this CVE report. There is also no response after multiple attempts of contacting the original source. An unauthorized access vulnerabiitly exists in all versions of Portainer, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. NOTE: Portainer has received no detail of this CVE report. There is also no response after multiple attempts of contacting the original source.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An unauthorized access vulnerabiitly exists in all versions of Portainer, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. ** DISPUTED ** An unauthorized access vulnerabiitly exists in all versions of Portainer, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. NOTE: Portainer has received no detail of this CVE report. There is also no response after multiple attempts of contacting the original source.
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-863 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Vendor Comment by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Vendor Comment Portainer has received no detail of this CVE report. There is also no response after multiple attempts of contacting the original source, CNVD.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/3832981 No Types Assigned https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/3832981 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.38 }} 0.02%

score

0.58199

percentile