Security advisory

{
  "id": "bd6fb4964b68fa4179b5ec6c6a1cb9ad5b459d71c3a06711dbfc4a54729b8160",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-45809",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-45809",
    "summary": "GlobalProtect-openconnect versions prior to 1.4.3 are affected by incorrect access control in GPService through DBUS, GUI Application. The way GlobalProtect-Openconnect is set up enables arbitrary users to execute commands as root by submitting the `--script=",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-45809",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-45809",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-45809"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/yuezk/globalprotect-openconnect",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "02c70150bafcb12bcadcd528a5547323e1d71cf3"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:globalprotect-openconnect_project:globalprotect-openconnect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.4.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.4.2",
            "v1.4.1",
            "v1.4.0",
            "v1.3.4",
            "v1.3.3",
            "v1.3.2",
            "v1.3.1",
            "v1.3.0",
            "v1.2.9",
            "v1.2.8",
            "v1.2.7",
            "v1.2.6",
            "v1.2.5",
            "v1.2.4",
            "v1.2.3",
            "v1.2.2",
            "v1.2.1",
            "v1.2.0",
            "v1.1.0",
            "v1.0.0",
            "v0.0.3",
            "v0.0.2",
            "v0.0.1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-45809.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:55:08.514883520Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/yuezk/GlobalProtect-openconnect/issues/113"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-45809",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 386940,
  "published_at": "2022-03-22T11:15:07.75+00:00"
}