High severity8.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-42001
CVE-2021-42001
Description
PingID Desktop prior to 1.7.3 has a misconfiguration in the encryption libraries which can lead to sensitive data exposure. An attacker capable of exploiting this vulnerability may be able to successfully complete an MFA challenge via OTP.
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Affected products
4<1.7.3+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: <1.7.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingid_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:*range: <1.7.3
- cpe:2.3:a:pingidentity:pingid_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*range: <1.7.3
Patches
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References
2- www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingid.htmlnvdPatch
- docs.pingidentity.com/bundle/pingid/page/dyt1645545885978.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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