High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-42559
CVE-2021-42559
Description
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple startup "requirements" that execute commands when starting the server. Because these commands can be changed via the REST API, an authenticated user can insert arbitrary commands that will execute when the server is restarted.
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Affected products
2- CALDERA/CALDERAdescription
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References
2- github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-42559-Command%20Injection%20Via%20Configurations-MITRE%20CalderanvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/mitre/caldera/releasesnvdRelease Notes
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