CVE-2021-23434
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2021-08-27
- WeaknessCWE-843
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Description
This affects the package object-path before 0.11.6. A type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2020-15256 when the path components used in the path parameter are arrays. In particular, the condition currentPath === '__proto__' returns false if currentPath is ['__proto__']. This is because the === operator returns always false when the type of the operands is different.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2021-08-2717:15CVE publishedNVD
Versions per branch
NVD · OSV| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | = 10.0 | no fix published | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.11 | < 0.11.6 | 0.11.6 | NVD · OSV |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Packages
- node-object-pathUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
- node-object-pathUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
- node-object-pathUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
- node-object-pathUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
- node-object-pathUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.11.4-2ubuntu0.1
- node-object-pathUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.11.3-1ubuntu0.1
- node-object-pathDebian:14all versions · fixed in 0.11.7-1
- node-object-pathDebian:13all versions · fixed in 0.11.7-1
3 more package ranges on OSV.dev
Vendor advisories
object-path: Type confusion vulnerability can lead to a bypass of CVE-2020-15256
servicemesh-prometheus as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 1 · servicemesh-prometheus.src as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 1 · servicemesh-prometheus as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 · +13 more
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.2.11 security updates and bug fixes
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.2.9 security, bug, and container updates
Fix
- Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2022:0856 · 77 productsFor Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes, see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_…
- Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2021:3873 · 77 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes/2.2/html-single/install/index#instal…
- No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2021-23434 · 9 productsAffected
- No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2021-23434 · 5 productsOut of support scope
- No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2021-23434 · 2 productsWill not fix
Advisories and patches
- github.comPatch
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof of concept
- PoC-in-GitHubno public repository identifiedread 2026-11-08
- Metasploit modules
- none listed Metasploit Framework
Sources
- CNACVSS 3.15.6known since 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 3.18.6read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-843read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.9 %2026-11-08
- OSVaffected packages—
- GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryMODERATE2021-08-30
Identifiers
- EUVD-2021-2112same flawENISA EUVD · LicenseRef-ENISA-legal-notice
- GHSA-v39p-96qg-c8rfsame flawGitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
- DLA-3291-1advisory covering several CVEsDebian · LicenseRef-unstated
- USN-5967-1advisory covering several CVEsUbuntu
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- Published
- 2021-08-27
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
- GitHub Advisory
- GHSA-v39p-96qg-c8rf
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Sources for this record
- CVE Program · CVE Program Terms of Use
- ENISA EU Vulnerability Database · ENISA legal notice §1.2 (reproduction authorised, provided the source is acknowledged)
- FIRST EPSS · EPSS terms of use (free use, attribution requested)
- GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0 · GHSA-v39p-96qg-c8rf
- NVD · Public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) for NVD-authored data; third-party content under its own terms
- OSV.dev · Per record, as its publisher states it: each row carries the label in sourceLicense when one is served
- Red Hat Product Security (CSAF and VEX) · CC-BY-4.0