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CVE-2021-3551: A flaw was found in the PKI-server, where the spkispawn command, when run in debug mode, stores admin credentials in the installation log fi

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.18% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: jss (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream) 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448; jss-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream) 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448; jss-debugsource (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream) 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to jss (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream) 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448; jss-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream) 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448; jss-debugsource (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream) 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

A flaw was found in the PKI-server, where the spkispawn command, when run in debug mode, stores admin credentials in the installation log file. This flaw allows a local attacker to retrieve the file to obtain the admin password and gain admin privileges to the Dogtag CA manager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 16, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 8th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
dogtagpkidogtagpki
fedoraprojectfedora
oraclelinux
redhatenterprise linux
redhatenterprise linux eus
redhatenterprise linux for ibm z systems
redhatenterprise linux for ibm z systems eus
redhatenterprise linux for power little endian
redhatenterprise linux for power little endian eus
redhatenterprise linux server aus
redhatenterprise linux server tus
redhatenterprise linux server update services for sap solutions

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dogtagpki dogtagpki10.10.0 and later · before 10.10.6
  • fedoraproject fedora33
  • fedoraproject fedora34
  • oracle linux8
  • redhat enterprise linux8.0
  • redhat enterprise linux eus8.4
  • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems8.0
  • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus8.4
  • redhat enterprise linux for power little endian8.0
  • redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus8.4
  • redhat enterprise linux server aus8.4
  • redhat enterprise linux server tus8.4
  • redhat enterprise linux server update services for sap solutions8.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a pki-server

    • pki-core 10.10.6affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11dogtag-pkifrom 0—
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamjssbefore 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b54480:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamjss-debuginfobefore 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b54480:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamjss-debugsourcebefore 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b54480:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamjss-javadocbefore 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b54480:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamldapjdkbefore 0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.3.0+6784+6e1e4c620:4.22.0-1.module+el8.3.0+6784+6e1e4c62
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamldapjdk-javadocbefore 0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.3.0+6784+6e1e4c620:4.22.0-1.module+el8.3.0+6784+6e1e4c62
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-acmebefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-basebefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-base-javabefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-cabefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-corebefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-core-debuginfobefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-core-debugsourcebefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-krabefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-serverbefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-symkeybefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-symkey-debuginfobefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-toolsbefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampki-tools-debuginfobefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampython3-pkibefore 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e40:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamtomcatjssbefore 0:7.6.1-1.module+el8.4.0+8778+d07929ff0:7.6.1-1.module+el8.4.0+8778+d07929ff
Rocky Linux:8jssbefore 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+418+b7ae1d4a0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+418+b7ae1d4a
Rocky Linux:8ldapjdkbefore 0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.4.0+418+b7ae1d4a0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.4.0+418+b7ae1d4a

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-15720Jul 14, 2020 · In Dogtag PKI through 10.8.3, the pki.client.PKIConnection class did not enable python-requests certificate validation.
    27Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-1721Apr 30, 2021 · A flaw was found in the Key Recovery Authority (KRA) Agent Service in pki-core 10.10.5 where it did not properly sanitize the recovery ID du
    24Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-25715May 28, 2021 · A flaw was found in pki-core 10.9.0.
    24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:jss0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:jss-debuginfo0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:jss-debugsource0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:jss-javadoc0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ldapjdk0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.3.0+6784+6e1e4c62 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ldapjdk-javadoc0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.3.0+6784+6e1e4c62 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:pki-acme0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:pki-base0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:pki-base-java0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:pki-ca0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:pki-core0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:pki-core-debuginfo0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
rocky linux:jss0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+418+b7ae1d4a · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:ldapjdk0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.4.0+418+b7ae1d4a · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:pki-core0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+554+92b527a1 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:tomcatjss0:7.6.1-1.module+el8.4.0+418+b7ae1d4a · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-312 · Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

CVSS vector

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

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Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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