CVE-2021-41381

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—Elevated

7.5

Payara Micro Community 5.2021.6 and below allows Directory Traversal.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 99.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 23, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (14)

cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164365/Payara-Micro-Community-5.2021.6-Directory-Traversal.html
cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169864/Payara-Platform-Path-Traversal.html
cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Nov/11
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/Net-hunter121/CVE-2021-41381/blob/main/CVE:%202021-41381-POC
cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50371
cve@mitrehttps://www.payara.fish
cve@mitrehttps://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-054.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164365/Payara-Micro-Community-5.2021.6-Directory-Traversal.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169864/Payara-Platform-Path-Traversal.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Nov/11
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Net-hunter121/CVE-2021-41381/blob/main/CVE:%202021-41381-POC
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50371
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.payara.fish
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-054.txt

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-22Path Traversal

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 13× in last 30d)

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2026-06-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
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2026-05-26 09:59 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-26 09:59 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCNet-hunter121/CVE-2021-41381
First seen Oct 8, 2021
I have come-up with a POC for Payara Micro Community 5.2021.6 - Directory Traversal, Please refer above reference field.
Open source ↗
Exploit-DBEDB-50371
First seen Oct 4, 2021
Payara Micro Community 5.2021.6 - Directory Traversal
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2021/CVE-2021-41381.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2021
Payara Micro Community 5.2021.6 Directory Traversal
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-41381?

CVE-2021-41381 is a high vulnerability published on September 23, 2021. Payara Micro Community 5.2021.6 and below allows Directory Traversal.

When was CVE-2021-41381 disclosed?

CVE-2021-41381 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 23, 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-2021-41381 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-41381 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-41381?

CVE-2021-41381 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-41381?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-41381, 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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