CVE-2021-3978 (GCVE-0-2021-3978)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-29 10:00 – Updated: 2025-02-12 16:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper Preservation of Permissions in github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki/cmd/octorpki
Summary
When copying files with rsync, octorpki uses the "-a" flag 0, which forces rsync to copy binaries with the suid bit set as root. Since the provided service definition defaults to root ( https://github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki/blob/master/package/octorpki.service ) this could allow for a vector, when combined with another vulnerability that causes octorpki to process a malicious TAL file, for a local privilege escalation.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-29 14:19 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | octorpki |
Affected:
0 , < v1.4.2
(semver)
|
guessed |
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