CVE-2021-30004

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In wpa_supplicant and hostapd 2.9, forging attacks may occur because AlgorithmIdentifier parameters are mishandled in tls/pkcs1.c and tls/x509v3.c.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: 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
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation2% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
75%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 2, 2021

Last Modified

July 7, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 7, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ASN.1: Validate DigestAlgorithmIdentifier parameters - hostap - hostapd/wpa_supplicant

https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=a0541334a6394f8237a4393b7372693cd7e96f15
generic

wpa_supplicant, hostapd: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-16) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-16

Affected Packages

(32 across 18 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r8—
Alpine:v3.12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r8—
Alpine:v3.13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r11—
Alpine:v3.14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Alpine:v3.15(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Alpine:v3.16(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Alpine:v3.17(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Alpine:v3.18(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Alpine:v3.19(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Alpine:v3.20(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Alpine:v3.21(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Alpine:v3.22(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Alpine:v3.23(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Alpine:v3.24(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
hostapd—2.9-r3—
wpa_supplicant—2.9-r13—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wpa2:2.10-1 ... 2:2.9.0-23 (41 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wpa—2:2.10-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wpa—2:2.10-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wpa—2:2.10-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

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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

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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-2021-30004?
CVE-2021-30004 is a medium vulnerability published on April 2, 2021. In wpa_supplicant and hostapd 2.9, forging attacks may occur because AlgorithmIdentifier parameters are mishandled in tls/pkcs1.c and tls/x509v3.c.
When was CVE-2021-30004 disclosed?
CVE-2021-30004 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 2, 2021, with the most recent update on July 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-30004 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-30004 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 25.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-30004?
CVE-2021-30004 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-30004?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-30004, 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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