CVE-2021-41150

Name: CVE-2021-41150
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2021-10-19T20:15:08.263+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.24%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-41150 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Tough provides a set of Rust libraries and tools for using and generating the update framework (TUF) repositories. The tough library, prior to 0.12.0, does not properly sanitize delegated role names when caching a repository, or when loading a repository from the filesystem. EPSS estimates a 1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Tough provides a set of Rust libraries and tools for using and generating the update framework (TUF) repositories. The tough library, prior to 0.12.0, does not properly sanitize delegated role names when caching a repository, or when loading a repository from the filesystem. When the repository is cached or loaded, files ending with the .json extension could be overwritten with role metadata anywhere on the system. A fix is available in version 0.12.0. No workarounds to this issue are known.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.24%

65.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Amazon	Tough	< 0.12.0

References

https://github.com/awslabs/tough/commit/1809b9bd1106d78a51fbea3071aa97a3530bac9aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/awslabs/tough/security/advisories/GHSA-r56q-vv3c-6g9cThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/theupdateframework/python-tuf/security/advisories/GHSA-wjw6-2cqr-j4qrThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/awslabs/tough/commit/1809b9bd1106d78a51fbea3071aa97a3530bac9aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/awslabs/tough/security/advisories/GHSA-r56q-vv3c-6g9cThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/theupdateframework/python-tuf/security/advisories/GHSA-wjw6-2cqr-j4qrThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 19, 2021
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-41150?

How severe is CVE-2021-41150?

CVE-2021-41150 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-41150?

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Source: NVD / NIST