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Vulnerability details: VCID-rsvx-yxzd-1yb1
Vulnerability ID VCID-rsvx-yxzd-1yb1
Aliases CVE-2021-46440
GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42
Summary Insecure password handling vulnerability in Strapi
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-922 Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html
generic_textual HIGH http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html
epss 0.03089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-46440
epss 0.03089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-46440
epss 0.03089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-46440
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/strapi/strapi
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/strapi/strapi
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://hub.docker.com/r/strapi/strapi
generic_textual HIGH https://hub.docker.com/r/strapi/strapi
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46440
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46440
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://strapi.io
generic_textual HIGH https://strapi.io
Reference id Reference type URL
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-46440
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246
https://hub.docker.com/r/strapi/strapi
https://strapi.io
CVE-2021-46440 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46440
GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166915/Strapi-3.6.8-Password-Disclosure-Insecure-Handling.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/strapi/strapi
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12246
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://hub.docker.com/r/strapi/strapi
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46440
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://strapi.io
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.87074
EPSS Score 0.03089
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T20:29:15.820232+00:00 GHSA Importer Import https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-85vg-grr5-pw42 38.6.0