CVE-2021-27852: Checkbox Survey Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CheckboxWeb.dll of Checkbox Survey allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Checkbox Survey allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Checkbox Survey are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Checkbox Survey.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27852
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2021-27852Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-27852 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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