CVE-2021-40017

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The HW_KEYMASTER module lacks the validity check of the key format. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in out-of-bounds memory access.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 16, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-40017: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix