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CRITICAL

CVE-2021-27435

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

1.9 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

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.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-21-119-04 CISA28 known affected

    Multiple RTOS (Update E)

    BlackBerry QNX SDP: Versions 6.5.0 SP1 and earlier · TencentOS-tiny: Version 3.1.0 · Google Cloud IoT Device SDK: Version 1.0.2

Full record on NVD

Description

ARM mbed product Version 6.3.0 is vulnerable to integer wrap-around in malloc_wrapper function, which can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.

Technical details

Published
2022-05-03

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27435?

ARM mbed product Version 6.3.0 is vulnerable to integer wrap-around in malloc_wrapper function, which can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.

Is CVE-2021-27435 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-27435 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-27435?

CVE-2021-27435 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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