CVE-2021-22028

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

In versions of Greenplum database prior to 5.28.6 and 6.14.0, greenplum database contains a file path traversal vulnerability leading to information disclosure from the file system. A malicious user can read/write information from the file system using this vulnerability.

Affected products

GPDB (Greenplum database): before 5.28.6; from 6.0.0 before 6.14.0 — fixed in 5.28.6, 6.14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GPDB (Greenplum database) 5.28.6, 6.14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/greenplum-db/gpdb/security/advisories/GHSA-hqh5-m87w-57w2
https://github.com/greenplum-db/gpdb/security/advisories/GHSA-hqh5-m87w-57w2

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