An issue was discovered in PrimeKey EJBCA before 7.6.0.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
An issue was discovered in PrimeKey EJBCA before 7.6.0. When audit logging changes to the alias configurations of various protocols that use an enrollment secret, any modifications to the secret were logged in cleartext in the audit log (that can only be viewed by an administrator). This affects use of any of the following protocols: SCEP, CMP, or EST.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40087
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v766-f6mm-cqpp
References
More Primekey Ejbca vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-19345 PrimeKey EJBCA 7.9.0.2 Community allows stored XSS in the End Entity section. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2020-09331 An issue was discovered in EJBCA before 6.15.2.6 and 7.x before 7.3.1.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-15637 An issue was discovered in Keyfactor PrimeKey EJBCA before 7.9.0, related to possible… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09328 An issue was discovered in EJBCA before 6.15.2.6 and 7.x before 7.3.1.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-15509 An issue was discovered in PrimeKey EJBCA 6.x and 7.x before 7.4.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2020-09330 An issue was discovered in EJBCA before 6.15.2.6 and 7.x before 7.3.1.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2021-40087 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-40087 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v766-f6mm-cqpp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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