{"cve":"CVE-2021-40146","nvd":{"published":"2021-09-11T11:15:14.887","modified":"2026-06-17T04:06:35.477","status":"Modified","description":"A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 YAMLExtractor.java file and is known to affect Any23 versions < 2.5. RCE vulnerabilities allow a malicious actor to execute any code of their choice on a remote machine over LAN, WAN, or internet. RCE belongs to the broader class of arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerabilities.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/11/2","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7c521ed85c7ae1bad4fdf95b459f2aaa8a67eae338636b7b7ec35d86%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/11/2","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7c521ed85c7ae1bad4fdf95b459f2aaa8a67eae338636b7b7ec35d86%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E"],"products":["apache:any23"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:23:41.316049955+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-40146","score":0.05685,"percentile":0.92996,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-99px-7724-484v","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-99px-7724-484v","summary":"Remote Code Execution in Any23","modified":"2024-12-02T05:43:47.316384Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.any23:apache-any23","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.any23/apache-any23","ranges":["<2.5"],"fixed":["2.5"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}