CVE-2021-41583

6.5 mediumEPSS 1.9%

vpn-user-portal (aka eduVPN or Let's Connect!) before 2.3.14, as packaged for Debian 10, Debian 11, and Fedora, allows remote authenticated users to obtain OS filesystem access, because of the interaction of QR codes with an exec that uses the -r option. This can be leveraged to obtain additional VPN access.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 79% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2021-09-24
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

eduvpn:vpn-user-portal

References

https://list.surfnet.nl/pipermail/eduvpn-deploy/2021-September/000352.html
https://github.com/eduvpn/vpn-user-portal/releases
https://list.surfnet.nl/pipermail/eduvpn-deploy/2021-September/000352.html

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