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CVE-2021-29493: Kennnyshiwa-cogs vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in Tickets Module

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Kennnyshiwa-cogs contains cogs for Red Discordbot. An RCE exploit has been found in the Tickets module of kennnyshiwa-cogs. This exploit allows discord users to craft a message that can reveal sensitive and harmful information. Users can upgrade to version 5a84d60018468e5c0346f7ee74b2b4650a6dade7 to receive a patch or, as a workaround, unload tickets to render the exploit unusable.

Affected products

• kennnyshiwa-cogs: before 2021-05-05 — fixed in 2021-05-05

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: kennnyshiwa-cogs 2021-05-05. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/kennnyshiwa/kennnyshiwa-cogs/commit/5a84d60018468e5c0346f7ee74b2b4650a6dade7
• https://github.com/kennnyshiwa/kennnyshiwa-cogs/security/advisories/GHSA-f4j2-2cwr-h473
• https://github.com/kennnyshiwa/kennnyshiwa-cogs/commit/5a84d60018468e5c0346f7ee74b2b4650a6dade7
• https://github.com/kennnyshiwa/kennnyshiwa-cogs/security/advisories/GHSA-f4j2-2cwr-h473

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