Insecure temporary directory usage in frontend build functionality of Vaadin 14 and 15-19
Priority LOW 34CWE-379Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Insecure temporary directory usage in frontend build functionality of com.vaadin:flow-server versions 2.0.9 through 2.5.2 (Vaadin 14.0.3 through Vaadin 14.5.2), 3.0 prior to 6.0 (Vaadin 15 prior to 19), and 6.0.0 through 6.0.5 (Vaadin 19.0.0 through 19.0.4) allows local users to inject malicious code into frontend resources during application rebuilds.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00231 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed com.vaadin:vaadin-bom (Maven): 14.5.3, 19.0.5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaadin | Vaadin | 14.0.3 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Vaadin | flow-server | 2.0.9 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.vaadin:vaadin-bom (Maven) | 14.0.3 to before 14.5.3 | 14.5.3 | Patch available | GHSA-p826-8vhq-h439 |
| — | com.vaadin:vaadin-bom (Maven) | 15.0.0 to before 19.0.5 | 19.0.5 | Patch available | GHSA-p826-8vhq-h439 |
- Vaadin VendorVaadin Affected 14.0.3 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- flow-server VendorVaadin Affected 2.0.9 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.vaadin:vaadin-bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.0.3 to before 14.5.3 Fixed in 14.5.3 Patch available GHSA-p826-8vhq-h439
- com.vaadin:vaadin-bom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.0.0 to before 19.0.5 Fixed in 19.0.5 Patch available GHSA-p826-8vhq-h439
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-p826-8vhq-h439 com.vaadin:vaadin-bom (Maven) Fixed in 14.5.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p826-8vhq-h439 com.vaadin:vaadin-bom (Maven) Fixed in 19.0.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-31411
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p826-8vhq-h439
References
More Vaadin Flow vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-11539 Server classes and resources exposure in OSGi applications using Vaadin 12-14 and 19 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-11537 Regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) in EmailField component in Vaadin 14 and 15-17 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-18604 Directory traversal in development mode handler in Vaadin 14 and 15-17 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-11540 Server session is not invalidated when logout() helper method of Authentication module is used in Vaadin 18-19 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2020-18602 Potential sensitive data exposure in applications using Vaadin 15 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-15167 Reflected cross-site scripting in default RouteNotFoundError view in Vaadin 10 and 11-13 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-31411 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-31411 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p826-8vhq-h439 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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