CVE-2021-28165

HIGHNVD 7.58.2▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 8.2 because EPSS predicts 54% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 1.1% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • 487 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version right now
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 54%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 54%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 487

A fix is available — apply it.

In Eclipse Jetty 7.2.2 to 9.4.38, 10.0.0.alpha0 to 10.0.1, and 11.0.0.alpha0 to 11.0.1, CPU usage can reach 100% upon receiving a large invalid TLS frame.

Live · internet exposure

487 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version of CVE-2021-28165 right now.

across 43 countries (United States, China, Japan, Germany, Korea, Republic of)top: jenkins
See the live KEV-Exposure radar →Found passively from public internet-scan data — aggregate, host-redacted.

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CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
8.2(high)
EG Risk
73(Track)
EG Risk 73/100SSVC: Track

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
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation54% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
54%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 1, 2021

Last Modified

August 27, 2025

References (214)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-28165(7)

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

Patch Availability(7)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatjetty2022-09-09redhat
redhatpatch2021-11-23redhat
redhatpatch2021-09-30redhat
redhatjetty-server2021-08-19redhat
redhatrunc-0:1.0.0-95.rhaos4.8.gitcd80260.el72021-05-19redhat
redhatpatch2021-05-13redhat
redhatrh-eclipse-jetty-0:9.4.40-1.1.el7_92021-05-06redhat

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

(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
jetty99.4.15-19.4.16-0+deb10u1—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
jetty9—9.4.39-1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
jetty9—9.4.39-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
jetty9—9.4.39-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
jetty9—9.4.39-1—
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server11.0.0, 11.0.111.0.2—

Weakness Classification(3)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

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

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 26× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 116 total refreshes for this CVE.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-28165?
CVE-2021-28165 is a high vulnerability published on April 1, 2021. In Eclipse Jetty 7.2.2 to 9.4.38, 10.0.0.alpha0 to 10.0.1, and 11.0.0.alpha0 to 11.0.1, CPU usage can reach 100% upon receiving a large invalid TLS frame.
When was CVE-2021-28165 disclosed?
CVE-2021-28165 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 1, 2021, with the most recent update on August 27, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-28165 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-28165 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 1.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-28165?
CVE-2021-28165 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.2.
How do I remediate CVE-2021-28165?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-28165, 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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