CVE-2021-27803

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1.2%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

A vulnerability was discovered in how p2p/p2p_pd.c in wpa_supplicant before 2.10 processes P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) provision discovery requests. It could result in denial of service or other impact (potentially execution of arbitrary code), for an attacker within radio range.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
34
EG Risk 34/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
1.2%
EPSS %ILE
67th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

February 26, 2021

Last Modified

December 18, 2025

References (18)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-27803(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuwpasupplicant-udeb (2:2.9-1ubuntu4.3) @ focal2026-05-26ubuntu
ubuntuwpasupplicant (2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm4) @ trusty2026-05-26ubuntu
redhatwpa_supplicant-1:2.7-2.el8_1.12021-03-15redhat
redhatwpa_supplicant-1:2.9-2.el8_2.12021-03-15redhat
redhatwpa_supplicant-1:2.9-2.el8_3.12021-03-11redhat
redhatwpa_supplicant-1:2.6-12.el7_9.22021-03-10redhat

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

(21 across 21 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.8-r5: fixed in 2.8-r5
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Alpine:v3.11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r7: fixed in 2.9-r7
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Alpine:v3.12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r7: fixed in 2.9-r7
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Alpine:v3.13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r10: fixed in 2.9-r10
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Alpine:v3.14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Alpine:v3.15(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Alpine:v3.16(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Alpine:v3.17(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Alpine:v3.18(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Alpine:v3.19(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa_supplicant—
  • 1.0 up to 2.9-r12: fixed in 2.9-r12
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Debian:10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa2:2.7+git20190128+0c1e29f-6, 2:2.7+git20190128+0c1e29f-6+deb10u1, 2:2.7+git20190128+0c1e29f-6+deb10u2
  • every version up to 2:2.7+git20190128+0c1e29f-6+deb10u3: fixed in 2:2.7+git20190128+0c1e29f-6+deb10u3
—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa—
  • every version up to 2:2.9.0-21: fixed in 2:2.9.0-21
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa—
  • every version up to 2:2.9.0-21: fixed in 2:2.9.0-21
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa—
  • every version up to 2:2.9.0-21: fixed in 2:2.9.0-21
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa—
  • every version up to 2:2.9.0-21: fixed in 2:2.9.0-21
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Debian:9(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
wpa2:2.4-1 ... 2:2.4-1+deb9u8 (8 versions)
  • every version up to 2:2.4-1+deb9u9: fixed in 2:2.4-1+deb9u9
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Additional Vendor Advisories

(6)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-27803?
CVE-2021-27803 is a high vulnerability published on February 26, 2021. A vulnerability was discovered in how p2p/p2ppd.c in wpasupplicant before 2.10 processes P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) provision discovery requests. It could result in denial of service or other impact (potentially execution of arbitrary code), for an attacker within radio range.
When was CVE-2021-27803 disclosed?
CVE-2021-27803 was first published on February 26, 2021, with the most recent update on December 18, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-27803 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-27803 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (67th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-27803?
CVE-2021-27803 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-27803?
A fix for CVE-2021-27803 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2021-27803 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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