CVE-2021-20328

MEDIUMNVD 6.46.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.4 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 68% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
6.4
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Specific versions of the Java driver that support client-side field level encryption (CSFLE) fail to perform correct host name verification on the KMS server’s certificate. This vulnerability in combination with a privileged network position active MITM attack could result in interception of traffic between the Java driver and the KMS service rendering Field Level Encryption ineffective. This issue was discovered during internal testing and affects all versions of the Java driver that support CSFLE. The Java async, Scala, and reactive streams drivers are not impacted. This vulnerability does not impact driver traffic payloads with CSFLE-supported key services originating from applications residing inside the AWS, GCP, and Azure network fabrics due to compensating controls in these environments. This issue does not impact driver workloads that don’t use Field Level Encryption.

CVSS v3
6.4
EG Score
6.4(medium)
EPSS
34.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 25, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatmongodb-driver2021-12-02redhat
redhatpatch2021-11-23redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(4)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.mongodb:mongodb-driver3.12.0 ... 3.12.7 (8 versions)3.12.8—
org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-legacy4.2.04.2.1—
org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-sync3.11.0, 3.11.1, 3.11.23.11.3—
org.mongodb:mongo-java-driver3.12.0 ... 3.12.7 (8 versions)3.12.8—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(3)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 49× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-20328?
CVE-2021-20328 is a medium vulnerability published on February 25, 2021. Specific versions of the Java driver that support client-side field level encryption (CSFLE) fail to perform correct host name verification on the KMS server’s certificate. This vulnerability in combination with a privileged network position active MITM attack could result in interception of…
When was CVE-2021-20328 disclosed?
CVE-2021-20328 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 25, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-20328 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-20328 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 34.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-20328?
CVE-2021-20328 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-20328?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-20328, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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