{"cve":"CVE-2021-40494","nvd":{"published":"2021-09-03T02:15:06.467","modified":"2026-06-17T04:07:02.420","status":"Modified","description":"A Hardcoded JWT Secret Key in metadata.py in AdaptiveScale LXDUI through 2.1.3 allows attackers to gain admin access to the host system.","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":["CWE-798"],"references":["https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui/pull/353","https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui/pull/353"],"products":["adaptivescale:lxdui"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:21:57.125947417+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-40494","score":0.01716,"percentile":0.77431,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-p4xh-4869-8vrg","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-p4xh-4869-8vrg","summary":"AdaptiveScale LXDUI Hardcoded JWT Secret Key","modified":"2024-09-30T20:27:45.843129Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"lxdui","purl":"pkg:pypi/lxdui","ranges":["<=2.1.3"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2021-342","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2021-342","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:00:40.495954498Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"lxdui","purl":"pkg:pypi/lxdui","ranges":["all versions"],"fixed":[]}]}],"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."]}