Security advisory

{
  "id": "18fa93af9438d372d5dd84c418693b5641b6feb67bda1eaa9d869aa05e738629",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22117",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-22117",
    "summary": "RabbitMQ installers on Windows prior to version 3.8.16 do not harden plugin directory permissions, potentially allowing attackers with sufficient local filesystem permissions to add arbitrary plugins.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-22117",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-22117",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-rabbitmq-2021-22117",
        "CVE-2021-22117"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "967ffac80a454b24be03b00e623469cf2380ee89"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "afd0d815f3771209174fd53b8b3a4afc637dca48"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "3.8.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "3.8.16"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v3.8.15-rc.3",
            "v3.8.15",
            "v3.8.15-rc.2",
            "v3.8.14",
            "v3.8.13",
            "v3.8.13-beta.1",
            "v3.8.12",
            "v3.8.12-rc.3",
            "v3.8.12-rc.2",
            "v3.8.12-rc.1",
            "v3.8.12-beta.1",
            "v3.8.11",
            "v3.8.10-rc.6",
            "v3.8.10-rc.5",
            "v3.8.10-rc.1",
            "base-for-tanzu-rabbitmq-2020.12-additions",
            "v3.8.10-beta.1",
            "v3.8.9",
            "v3.8.8",
            "v3.8.7",
            "v3.8.6",
            "v3.8.6-rc.2",
            "v3.8.6-rc.1",
            "v3.8.6-beta.1",
            "v3.8.5-rc.2",
            "v3.8.5-rc.1",
            "v3.8.5",
            "v3.8.4",
            "v3.8.4-rc.3",
            "v3.8.4-rc.2",
            "v3.8.4-rc.1",
            "v3.8.4-beta.1",
            "v3.8.2",
            "v3.8.3",
            "v3.8.3-rc.2",
            "v3.8.3-rc.1",
            "v3.8.3-beta.3",
            "v3.8.3-beta.2",
            "v3.8.3-beta.1",
            "v3.8.2-rc.1",
            "v3.8.1",
            "v3.8.1-rc.1",
            "v3.8.1-beta.2",
            "v3.8.1-beta.1",
            "v3.8.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-22117.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:43.613102517Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2021-22117"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-22117",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 435657,
  "published_at": "2021-05-18T13:15:07.597+00:00"
}