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CVE-2021-25864

Exploitation reported by one source. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2021-01-26
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

node-red-contrib-huemagic 3.0.0 is affected by hue/assets/..%2F Directory Traversal.in the res.sendFile API, used in file hue-magic.js, to fetch an arbitrary file.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-01-2618:16CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-10-1414:56Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2023-10-1414:56Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-25864?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-25864?format=csv
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
node-red-contrib-huemagic
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0≤ 3.0.0no fix published
Dgtl huemagic
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0= 3.0.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2021-01-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-frpw-jrwx-hcfv

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25864?

node-red-contrib-huemagic 3.0.0 is affected by hue/assets/..%2F Directory Traversal.in the res.sendFile API, used in file hue-magic.js, to fetch an arbitrary file.

Is CVE-2021-25864 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-25864 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 9.3% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-25864?

CVE-2021-25864 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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