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TI-2021-16186 Aliases CVE-2021-38599GHSA-vrmr-f2qh-3hhf

WAL-G before 1.1, when a non-libsodium build (e.g., one of the official binary releases…

Priority LOW 34CWE-754Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-922.

Summary

WAL-G before 1.1, when a non-libsodium build (e.g., one of the official binary releases published as GitHub Releases) is used, silently ignores the libsodium encryption key and uploads cleartext backups. This is arguably a Principle of Least Surprise violation because "the user likely wanted to encrypt all file activity."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00834 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/wal-g/wal-g (Go): 1.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/wal-g/wal-g (Go)before 1.11.1Patch availableGHSA-vrmr-f2qh-3hhf
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/wal-g/wal-g (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.1 Fixed in 1.1 Patch available GHSA-vrmr-f2qh-3hhf

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wal-g_project:wal-g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.1VulnerableWal-g Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:wal-g_project:wal-g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.1 Vulnerable ·Wal-g Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-vrmr-f2qh-3hhf github.com/wal-g/wal-g (Go) Fixed in 1.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38599
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrmr-f2qh-3hhf

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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