CVE-2021-29005

high

Description

Insecure permission of chmod command on rConfig server 3.9.6 exists. After installing rConfig apache user may execute chmod as root without password which may let an attacker with low privilege to gain root access on server.

References

https://github.com/mrojz/rconfig-exploit/blob/main/CVE-2021-29005-POC.sh

http://rconfig.com

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-10-11

Updated: 2026-07-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H