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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-44216

Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.15.5 and 3.18.x before 3.18.1 has Insecure Permissions that may allow unauthorized local users to access the Apache and Mission Portal log files.

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CVEs
CVE-2021-44216
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1 Nov 2026, 06:26 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-44216

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Mar 2022, 17:44 UTC

Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.15.5 and 3.18.x before 3.18.1 has Insecure Permissions that may allow unauthorized local users to access the Apache and Mission Portal log files.

osv:CVE-2021-44216
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44216",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-44216",
    "summary": "Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.15.5 and 3.18.x before 3.18.1 has Insecure Permissions that may allow unauthorized local users to access the Apache and Mission Portal log files.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-44216",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:39.606880902Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://northern.tech",
        "https://cfengine.com/blog/2022/cve-2021-44215-and-cve-2021-44216/"
      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434708,
  "published_at": "2022-03-10T17:44:14.353+00:00"
}