CVE-2021-40694

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Insufficient escaping of the LaTeX preamble made it possible for site administrators to read files available to the HTTP server system account.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-116

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 29, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-40694: Medium severity, CVSS 4.9 | Vulnix