CVE-2021-43996
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
The Ignition component before 1.16.15, and 2.0.x before 2.0.6, for Laravel has a "fix variable names" feature that can lead to incorrect access control.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.73%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 77
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- https://github.com/facade/ignition/compare/1.16.14...1.16.15
- https://github.com/facade/ignition/compare/2.0.5...2.0.6
- https://github.com/facade/ignition/pull/285
- https://github.com/facade/ignition/compare/1.16.14...1.16.15
- https://github.com/facade/ignition/compare/2.0.5...2.0.6
- https://github.com/facade/ignition/pull/285
Raw JSON (NVD)
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