CVE-2021-29466

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

Discord-Recon is a bot for the Discord chat service. In versions of Discord-Recon 0.0.3 and prior, a remote attacker is able to read local files from the server that can disclose important information. As a workaround, a bot maintainer can locate the file app.py and add .replace('..', '') into the Path variable inside of the recon function. The vulnerability is patched in version 0.0.4.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 72.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 22, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/DEMON1A/Discord-Recon/security/advisories/GHSA-p2pw-8xwf-879g
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/DEMON1A/Discord-Recon/security/advisories/GHSA-p2pw-8xwf-879g

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-26 18:00 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-29466?

CVE-2021-29466 is a medium vulnerability published on April 22, 2021. Discord-Recon is a bot for the Discord chat service. In versions of Discord-Recon 0.0.3 and prior, a remote attacker is able to read local files from the server that can disclose important information. As a workaround, a bot maintainer can locate the file app.py and add .replace('..', '') into the…

When was CVE-2021-29466 disclosed?

CVE-2021-29466 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 22, 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-2021-29466 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-29466 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 72.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-29466?

CVE-2021-29466 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-29466?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-29466, 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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CVE-2021-29466

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