CRLF log injection
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-116Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Heron versions <= 0.20.4-incubating allows CRLF log injection because of the lack of escaping in the log statements. Please update to version 0.20.5-incubating which addresses this issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0176 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.heron:heron-api (Maven): 0.20.5-incubating
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Heron (Incubating) | Apache Heron 0.20.4-incubating – 0.20.4-incubating | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.heron:heron-api (Maven) | before 0.20.5-incubating | 0.20.5-incubating | Patch available | GHSA-95w5-q9vp-5vrm |
- Apache Heron (Incubating) VendorApache Affected Apache Heron 0.20.4-incubating – 0.20.4-incubating Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.heron:heron-api (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.20.5-incubating Fixed in 0.20.5-incubating Patch available GHSA-95w5-q9vp-5vrm
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-95w5-q9vp-5vrm org.apache.heron:heron-api (Maven) Fixed in 0.20.5-incubating Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42010
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-95w5-q9vp-5vrm
References
More Apache Heron vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-01887 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Heron CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08446 Path traversal in Apache Incubator Heron CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-42010 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-42010 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-95w5-q9vp-5vrm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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