Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21908
CVE-2021-21908
Description
Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion. The handle_delete function does not attempt to sanitize or otherwise validate the contents of the [file] parameter (passed to the function as argv[1]), allowing an authenticated attacker to supply directory traversal primitives and delete semi-arbitrary files.
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References
1- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1359nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
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