In Code42 app before 8.8.0, eval injection allows an attacker to change a device’s proxy…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
In Code42 app before 8.8.0, eval injection allows an attacker to change a device’s proxy configuration to use a malicious proxy auto-config (PAC) file, leading to arbitrary code execution. This affects Incydr Basic, Advanced, and Gov F1; CrashPlan Cloud; and CrashPlan for Small Business. (Incydr Professional and Enterprise are unaffected.)
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-2021-43269
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6vm-c7h3-mg2x
References
More Code42 vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-11299 In Code42 Enterprise 6.7.5 and earlier, 6.8.4 through 6.8.8, and 7.0.0 a vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08635 In Code42 for Enterprise through 6.8.4, an administrator without web restore permission… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-10124 Code42 environments with on-premises server versions 7.0.4 and earlier allow for possible… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2018-14260 The Code42 app before 6.8.4, as used in Code42 for Enterprise, on Linux installs with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-12571 Code42 server through 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2019-12570 Code42 app through version 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-43269 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-43269 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x6vm-c7h3-mg2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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