HIGH

CVE-2021-23358

CVSS v3

7.2

HIGH

EPSS Score

4.2 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

underscorenpmfrom 1.3.2 · fixed in 1.12.1

Vendor advisories

CVE-2021-23358 Red Hat Product Security275 products fixed · 57 known affected
nodejs-underscore: Arbitrary code execution via the template function
rhacm2/grc-ui-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 · rhacm2/search-ui-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 · grafana as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 3
RHSA-2026:3406 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: New container image: rhceph-9.0
RHSA-2026:2769 Red Hat Product Security262 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ceph Storage 7.1 security and bug fix updates
RHSA-2026:2737 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ceph Storage
RHSA-2022:6393 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHV Manager (ovirt-engine) [ovirt-4.5.2] bug fix and security update
RHSA-2021:2865 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHV Manager (ovirt-engine) security update [ovirt-4.4.7]

2 more advisories

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Description

The package underscore from 1.13.0-0 and before 1.13.0-2, from 1.3.2 and before 1.12.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.

Technical details

Published: 2021-03-29

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23358?

Is CVE-2021-23358 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-23358 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.2% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-23358?

CVE-2021-23358 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity).

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