What is CVE-2021-3040?

CVE-2021-3040 is a security advisory published by Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories with Medium severity. CVE-2021-3040 Bridgecrew Checkov: Unsafe deserialization of Terraform files allows code execution

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2021-3040 cover?

CVE-2021-3040 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2021-3040. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

Which products are affected by CVE-2021-3040?

CVE-2021-3040 affects 1 product, including: Bridgecrew Checkov.

CVE-2021-3040Medium

CVE-2021-3040 Bridgecrew Checkov: Unsafe deserialization of Terraform files allows code execution

Vendor

Palo Alto Networks Security Advisories

Published

June 9, 2021

Last Modified

June 9, 2021

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

An unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Bridgecrew Checkov by Prisma Cloud allows arbitrary code execution when processing a malicious terraform file. This issue impacts Checkov 2.0 versions earlier than Checkov 2.0.139. Checkov 1.0 versions are not impacted.

🎯 Affected products1

Bridgecrew Checkov

✅ Remediation

This issue is fixed in Checkov 2.0.139 and all later versions. Workarounds and mitigations: Do not run Checkov on terraform files from untrusted sources or pull requests.

🔗 References (1)

advisoryhttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3040