2FA bypass on the RISC Platform
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
An error related to the 2-factor authorization (2FA) on the RISC Platform prior to the saas-2021-12-29 release can potentially be exploited to bypass the 2FA. The vulnerability requires that the 2FA setup hasn’t been completed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA RISC Platform (Flexera) Fixed in saas-2021-12-29
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Flexera RISC Platform — community.flexera.com/s/feed/0D5PL00000Nwgg30AB
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-18268 Improper authorization related to Import / Export interfaces on RISC PlatformPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41527
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjph-w72m-276x
References
More Flexera vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-68945 Authentication bypass in FlexNet Publisher lmadmin SOAP handler CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2018-14211 Resource allocation without limits in Flexera Software LLC FlexNet Publisher CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-03488 FlexNet Manager Suite Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2020-09734 An elevated privileges issue related to Spring MVC calls impacts Code Insight v7.x… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-02473 Local privilege escalation in FlexNet Publisher CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2018-14212 A Denial of Service vulnerability related to adding an item to a list in lmgrd and vendor… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-41527 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-41527 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vjph-w72m-276x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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